A hummingbird’s heart beats over 1,200 times per minute, while the great egret hunts with precision unmatched in shallow ...

Whitefish Point Bird Observatory recently noted three of these Arctic visitors, hinting at a possible broad movement year.

In our complete guide to bird lifecycles, we lead you from nesting and hatching all the way back to the mating season.

Owl Species Three screech-owls are found in North America: eastern, western and whiskered. But about 22 screech-owl species ...

Upon arrival, King Owlbert was healthy, but a bit thin, weighing 52 grams (roughly two ounces). Northern pygmy-owls typically ...

Outside Online journalist Owen Clarke reports that the federal government has finalized a plan to kill up to 450,000 barred ...

While Minnesota remains a seasonal destination for many dozens of species of neotropical avian migrants, we can take comfort ...

It is the life of the crystal, the architect of the flake, the fire of the frost, the soul of the sunbeam. This crisp winter ...

A debate rages over the culling of barred owls to save northern spotted owls, one that eludes easy classification.

Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito, the chair of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, voted against ...

These days, the 100-acre refuge, at 5201 St. Vrain Road in Boulder County, attracts plenty of wildlife, including a large number of migrating birds that come for five on-site ponds knit together with ...

Many people enjoy birding, looking for wild birds that either nest in our area or migrate through in spring and fall. For ...