Of the 19 species of owl that breed in North America. Four of them -- Snowy Owl, Northern Hawk Owl, Great Gray Owl, and Boreal Owl -- are northerners. Today we’re showcasing reader photos of the yellow-eyed, finely barred, and very cool Northern...

When winter temperatures dip to season lows and finches that will breed in the far north dominate our attention at our feeding stations, it can be painful to think too hard about spring. Gardeners find it therapeutic to pore through seed catalogs. Birdwatchers...

One of the best things about birdwatching is getting to visit beautiful places. The amazing scenes below are examples. Visitors to our website submitted them to our People and Places gallery . We hope you enjoy them! Submit your photos to our galleries...

Of the five thrashers pictured below, only Brown breeds east of the Mississippi. The other four -- Long-billed, Sage, Curve-billed, and California -- are old friends who make us feel at home in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and other western states. We...

An Operation Migration ultralight pilot leads Whooping Cranes. Photo by rowrlm The Federal Aviation Administration announced today that it has granted an exemption to Operation Migration that will allow pilots to continue to aid the Whooping Crane migration...

Whooping Crane 6-05 stands in a field in southern Indiana while crane 37-09 forages. The photo was taken December 29, 2011, the day before 6-05 was found dead of a gunshot. Photo by Dan Kaiser Yesterday I wrote about the delay in this year’s...

Black-capped Chickadee is a curious species and can be a lot of fun to watch at your feeders. Take a look at these fabulous photos from our online galleries of the birds eating, landing, and just hanging around. Submit your photos to our galleries...

Operation Migration, the group that has taught young Whooping Cranes a migration route from Wisconsin to Florida for the past 11 years, has voluntarily grounded its current migration in northwest Alabama while it waits for the Federal Aviation Administration...