Buntings are relatively small birds that are only up to 5.5 inches from head to tail. While both species have black markings, blue jays have a characteristic black “necklace” that delineates ...

The black-naped pheasant-pigeon was first – and last – observed by researchers 140 years ago, ... This bird hadn't been seen by researchers in over 140 years. ... hoping to spot the bird.

Black rails were discovered breeding in Philadelphia more than 150 years ago, but today there are huge blank spots in even the most basic knowledge about the birds. Watts says that all of the ...

Tarik Shahzad logged 294 birds last year, a new record to Cook County, which is a hot spot for bird-watching in the Midwest.

Fork-tailed drongos—medium-sized, black or dark grey birds with red eyes that live throughout southern Africa—can suss out and reject African cuckoo eggs in their nests with 93.7 percent ...

The rarest species was the black-throated gray warbler. Canada Goose appeared most often, on 38 lists, and the highest number of individuals went to the ring-billed gull at 5,168 birds.

The birds are back in town. You see them every year: the little, black-throated blue birds, the elegant shorebirds and the dozens of others that pass through Indiana as a pit stop on a larger journey.

Top 11 birds to spot right now in Minnesota Bird expert Sharon Stiteler says this winter there's an abundance of different species to enjoy in our area. To stream KARE 11 on your phone, you need ...