Montreal sits near the top of the Lesser Yellowlegs’ far-flung range, which stretches from North America's boreal forest all ...

Audubon field editor Kenn Kaufman breaks down this year’s checklist changes from the American Ornithological Society.

Just like people, songbirds are groggy and quiet after a rough night’s sleep—a sign that urban noise and light may leave them ...

These intrepid travellers first observed the Magpie near the great bend of the Missouri, although it was known to have been ...

MALLORY." Another communication is as follows: "The Flamingo is a kind of bird that lives in lagoons having a communication ...

Plate 408 American Scoter Duck. The American Scoter ranges along the whole coast of our Atlantic States, in the latter part ...

The insect secured, the lovely Redstart reascends, perches, and sings a different note, equally clear, and which may be ...

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Famous for impaling their victims, these songbirds first use a special maneuver to break the necks of small rodents.

Sometimes called the 'Nonpareil,' meaning 'unrivalled,' a fair way to describe the unbelievable colors of the male Painted Bunting. This species is locally common in the Southeast, around brushy ...

In leafy woodlands of the East, the Rose-breasted Grosbeak often stays out of sight among the treetops. However, its song -- rich whistled phrases, like an improved version of the American Robin's ...

Birders who prowl through conifer groves in winter sometimes find this round-headed little gnome perched there, sitting still as if to avoid notice. Avoiding notice is a task at which this owl often ...