These birds live on Shetland, Fair Isle, the Outer Hebrides, and a tiny, remote outpost called St. Kilda. On the mainland, a ...

It was several years ago when a pair of Carolina wrens set up house in my garage, enticed by a pocket in the tool apron that hung on the wall. The garage doors are always open and welcoming, day or ...

When I hike the nearby tiny portion of the North Country Trail, now declared a national park, by the way, the two things I am always sure to carry are my cellphone and binoculars. The phone because it ...

I’m not sure why I’ve always loved nature so much, but one thing that had an overwhelming influence on my early worldview is memories of my dad reading me bedtime stories from "The Burgess Animal Book ...

Cooperation among different species of birds is common. Some birds build their nests near those of larger, more aggressive species to deter predators, and flocks of mixed species forage for food and ...

For the last few weeks, just before sunrise — if it is not cold or rainy — I wake to the lovely song of a Carolina wren, sweet, loud and constantly changing from one tune to another with some melodic ...

Some birds get shortchanged with the names we assign to them. The house wren and house sparrow are on top of the list. We love our houses, but we don’t want to be identified with just a house. Car ads ...

August isn't the peak month for bird activity in our area. Mornings are noticeably quieter than they were six weeks ago, since most species have completed courtship and nesting. Some nesting species ...