From the eastern towhee to the red-breasted nuthatch, we identify birds that look like robins to point out the differences ...

I always get this question — or a variation of it — from at least a few folks about this time of year: “A strikingly beautiful bird is coming to my feeder. It has a big red spot on its white breast, ...

Wondering what birds can eat? Attract birds with occasional treats that you have stocked in the kitchen. Offer peanut butter, ...

Over the years my "first bird" has evolved ... American kestrel, rose-breasted grosbeak, red-eyed vireo, dark-eyed junco, wood duck, American woodcock, trumpeter swan and turkey vulture.

Red-winged blackbird, sandhill crane, northern cardinal, yellow warbler, common loon and hummingbird also were on the list of indicators.

Spring in the Berkshires is an iffy business for anyone expecting good behavior. It’s erratic, never the same as last year, never the bucolic weeks of warming sun that we ...

"Other birds like tanagers, orioles, and grosbeaks love oranges ... "Most hummingbird feeders have a pop of red on them to attract them visually," says Farr. Finch feeders are usually a tube ...

With a prime location on North America's migratory paths and a variety of welcoming natural spaces, the Kansas City area is full of great places for birding. Get your binoculars and head to these ...

The first is to practice noticing things in the classroom. On a birdwatching trail, I learned to slow down for every slight ...