According to the New England Wildlife Center, southern birds sometimes end up in Massachusetts. “During periods of strong storm systems and shifting low pressure these birds can get pushed off course ...

Millennia into human existence, there's still so much we don't notice or understand about the natural world, though it's certainly not for lack of trying. Sometimes, stunning discoveries are simply ...

Many semipalmated plovers and dunlins ran along the sand while sanderlings darted in and out of the water. Herons, egrets and ...

The nightjar, a nocturnal bird species, is a master of disguise. Their grey-brown coloring and streaked feathers help them to camouflage with their surroundings, making them difficult to spy. Even so, ...

If you ever find yourself wandering through the forests of Peru, you’re likely to notice a unique and colorful bird called the Andean cock-of-the-rock. As you’ll see in this YouTube video, this unique ...

The first recorded sighting of a common cuckoo in New York recently created a stir in the birding community. As reported by CBS News, a golfer spotted the cuckoo in Riverhead, Long Island, in late ...

New Zealand's rarest birds have seemingly come back from the dead. For decades, they were thought to be extinct until tiny populations were rediscovered, the holdouts that survived against the odds.

September marks a major transition in bird populations as many species migrate south. Bird activity at feeders may decrease as natural food sources like seeds and berries become abundant. Keep ...