Flock to the bird feeders or your favorite birding locations Feb. 13 to 16 for the Great Backyard bird count. Barbara Cole of ...

Scientists once thought that planning required a primate brain. Experiments with birds are now proving that assumption wrong.

Every spring, Oregon birders break out their binoculars to catch glimpses of colorful migrating birds. But this year, something was off. The trees and skies were unusually empty. “They just weren’t ...

Bird beaks have a variety of shapes and purposes. Here are common bird beak types you should look for and how they help birds find food.

The Dickinson County Library continues to expand its unique offerings for patrons, with grab-and-go birding kits as the ...

A stage version of The Birds would seem nigh impossible because of the title itself. But fans of either Daphne du Maurier’s story about vengeful birds attacking people or Alfred Hitchcock’s film based ...

The early bird gets the worm, as the old saying goes. And now a lot of birds around the globe are starting their days earlier than ever, because of unnaturally bright skies caused by light pollution. ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Beauty, they say, is in the eye of the beholder. Well, if ...

On a remote, crescent-shaped island surrounded by crystal-clear ocean live some of the most plastic-contaminated birds in the world. They have bellies so full of fragments, they crunch when touched.