Birds can make wonderful companions, bringing color, intelligence, and lively energy into a home. But if you're considering your first feathered friend, choosing the right species is important. Some ...

I’ve become The Bird Guy to my friends and family. When they see a bird they don’t recognize, I’m asked to identify it with nothing more than a blurry photo. When the algorithms feed them bird-related ...

Watching a busy backyard feeder from your living room window is fun and exciting, but there’s a wider world of birds waiting to be explored. Species as diverse as tiny yellow warblers and majestic ...

So you want to try birdwatching, or as some of us call it, birding. Something about our feathered friends has grabbed your attention. A great-horned owl, perhaps, hooting outside your window after ...

An annual tradition since 1928, Seattle Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count—part of the society’s international count—brings volunteer novice and expert bird watchers together to count the area’s ...

In Iowa, 212 bird species nest throughout the state during nesting season. Nesting season is a great opportunity for first-time birdwatchers to make observations and start identifying species. Expert ...

While staying home for virtually the last year, most of us have grown tired of being in the same setting, surrounded by the same walls. But take a look out the window and you might be surprised by a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chickadee sitting on spruce branch covered in snow in winter. Your garden may be resting over winter, but if you enjoy some winter ...

The San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory presents another segment in its Birding the Bay Trail series, 8 a.m.-noon Sunday at Coyote Hills Regional Park, near Fremont. The trip is led by naturalist ...