A striking bird that trills a beautiful song, the western meadowlark seems the ideal feathered friend to spotlight on ...

Migratory birds cover great distances to feed and breed, sometimes crossing continents and oceans in record time. Are they ...

Why it's awesome: The hoatzin is often regarded as one of the world's strangest birds. Hatchlings are born with clawed wings ...

Three out of every four of the 500 North American bird species are in decline, a recent study found. But unlike the mass extinctions that killed off the dinosaurs, this one is driven by us.

We are hearing a lot about national borders these days. Immigrants escape poverty and persecution by crossing borders. Goods ...

Killdeer are probably the most recognizable shore birds in America. This is due in part to where they live. Rather than live on ocean beaches and salt marshes, they prefer ...

During their spring migration, billions of birds fly from their southern wintering habitats. After the spring breeding season ...

According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the majority of migratory birds fly at night. Species that commonly make this ...

Approximately 40% of all birds migrate, whether it’s a quick trip to a warmer location or a long, grueling journey. Birds ...

While you're sleeping, hundreds of millions of birds are flying overhead each night to get back home from their winter ...

I had the opportunity to travel to Nebraska to witness the sandhill crane migration. It is the largest migration of cranes, not just in North America, but in the world. Dr. Jane Goodall calls it ...