American Oystercatchers, with their orange, carrot-like bills and piercing cries, are a familiar sight on the east coast of...

Yesterday marked the celebration of Earth Day, a holiday most of our readers observe every day. Here’s a question...

It’s clear that birds copulate, procreate, and promote their genes with alacrity. But love? Do birds feel love? Can...

I hope you love birds too. It is economical. It saves going to heaven. -Emily Dickinson This week of...

The Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus is an unassuming thrush to look at.  Guttatus is Latin for “speckled” and the...

This unhappy-looking tar baby is covered with a green, environmentally-friendly product called Tanglefoot. It is a non-drying, sticky compound...

This month strikes me as the oddest April in my memory. Then again, April is always an odd month....

I live near a highway. All winter, I almost never went west on that road, only east, but a...