Last month, I wrote about the common names of birds, and the planned changes to some of those names. In the past, I’ve written about the folk names of birds. But there are also the scientific names of ...

The American Ornithological Society announced this week that, next year, North American birds named for people will no longer be, as the society seeks to instead name the birds for themselves—and ...

Say goodbye to the Cooper’s hawk, Wilson’s warbler, Lincoln’s sparrow and dozens of other North American birds. The birds themselves will still be here. But their names are going the way of the dodo.

Watching a little one learn new things is one of the most rewarding parts of raising a baby. Whether it's a son, a daughter, a puppy, or even baby birds, nothing feels better than knowing you played a ...

This winter, tens of thousands of birders will survey winter bird populations for the National Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count, part of an international bird census, powered by volunteers, that ...

That Wilson's warbler you might have spotted out your kitchen window? You'll soon have to learn a new name for it. While the project was initiated in part "to address past wrongs" over links to ...

I crossed paths with this gorgeous male eastern towhee while visiting Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge. I heard the bird’s song, went looking for it, and was rewarded with a bird willing to ...