We're talking about the barred owl, a native raptor that stands about 18 inches tall, has ebony eyes and beautiful, streaked plumage, and is supremely adapted to fly and hunt in forests and wetlands ...

Building a new bird house is great and all, but if you installed it without considering these important tips, you might have a perpetually empty nest.

Or you saw it fake an injury as it limped across a gravel parking lot. Then you might have wondered, what’s a stilt-legged shorebird doing in a parking lot? Now is the time to start looking out for ...

The revitalization of the remote island restores a key nesting area for scores of waterbirds, including Louisiana's state ...

Male red-winged blackbirds demand to be noticed. With their loud, proud calls and studly physical displays, they proclaim, “Look at me!” ...

Hummingbirds are fascinating little birds found all over the Americas. They are known for their beautiful colors, aerial ...

Hundreds of visitors flocked Saturday to the Runge Conservation Nature Center in Jefferson City to celebrate Missouri's state bird.

At a quiet street intersection in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood, the imposing figure of a pine tree is only outweighed by the massive collection of sticks and twigs carefully placed on its branches ...

Gardeners are being urged to save their eggshells in March to help garden birds like blue tits, robins and sparrows, as the ...

Expert advice shows how crushing and baking eggshells can provide essential calcium for nesting garden birds including blue ...

Gardeners should consider leaving eggshells out in their garden in spring, as they can greatly help out birds, but make sure ...

Twelve years ago, four six-year-olds joined the Cub Scouts. The close friends, now seniors at Carmel Catholic High School, moved through the ranks of scouting, reaching the highest level on March 7 ...