state bird

When I picture state birds, I picture the gorgeous Scissor-tailed Flycatcher of Oklahoma, the pristine white feathers of Alaska’s Willow…

One of the most impressive birds in North America is the Golden Eagle. It is found as far north as…

Many states choose their representative bird based on common, native birds spending part or all of the year within the…

We all know the feeling. We’re birding in the summertime, when a beautiful whistling calls catches our attention. We turn…

Colorado is unique in many respects, so it comes as no surprise that its residents went in a different direction…

I’m one of those people who thinks all birds are beautiful, from the drab House Sparrow to the pink Roseate…

I saw my first real Greater Roadrunner on a cold winter day in the Southwest. Walking along a dirt track…

Ah Hawaii, land of beautiful beaches, surfing, warm weather, and unique birds. Because of its distance to the mainland, Hawaii…

You know a bird is beautiful when Robert Tory Peterson describes it as a “sparrow dipped in raspberry juice.” New…

If you live in the eastern United States, chances are you’re familiar with the clear, loud, teakettle teakettle teakettle song…