The animal kingdom gives us rainbows of color with butterflies and chameleons, and clownfish, but birds give us just as much of a show. Among the peacock, the toucan, and the macaw, there’s a ...

Even though Rhode Island is the smallest state in the country, it has a lot of different habitats, from woods to wetlands, to beaches, to urban and suburban areas. This means the state supports a ...

Despite their colorful appearance, blue jays are actually in the family Corvidae, the same as crows and ravens. These birds are typically 9 to 12 inches long from beak to tail and weigh under 3.5 ...

Today we meet the blue grosbeak. This little songbird is a sometimes resident, sometimes migrant whose coloration has direct effects on its ability to welcome baby blue grosbeaks into the world. The ...

I’m not a bird watcher, but I’ve become a bird listener ever since downloading a bionic ear app to my phone. It lets me enter a different world, one where I’m surrounded not just by chirping but by ...

I am enchanted by the majesty of the great blue heron. Coastlines, swamps, mountain lakes and even backyard ponds provide a ...

Biologists are attributing this new hybrid bird to abnormal mating behavior to climate change BrianTravis Maher/Cornell Lab of Ornithology/Macaulay Library, Stokes/University of Texas at Austin, Brien ...

LINDSEY – As the Biggest Week in American Birding winds down, a number of mobile apps can help the public continue the birding adventure. Deb Nofzinger, a naturalist with the Sandusky County Park ...

One morning, you’re enjoying a sunny day on your patio. Next, a large blue bird flies straight toward your head. Blue jays ...