This species is one of the most widely distributed, abundant, well-known, and well-named birds in North ... Summer male: black, including soft parts, with bright red shoulder patch or “epaulet ...

There is a large family of birds belonging to the blackbird family, but an invasive species often causes confusion.

They breed in wet prairies, mountain meadows, and marshes, nesting in tall cattails near the red ... bird of the dry Southwest. They are long and slender with black heads, backs, wings, and ...

Bold face pattern with white eyebrow, bordered above and below with black. Ruby red iris of adult visible at close range. Gray to blue-gray crown contrasts with olive back and darker wings and tail.

Bird enthusiasts and nature lovers will have a unique opportunity next month to observe rarely seen alpine birds in their ...

The black-capped petrel is a small seabird with long, black-framed wings that is also known as diablotin, or “little devil,” due to its eerie nighttime mating calls. These birds nest in the Caribbean ...