Everyone – from experienced birders to novices – are invited to help scientists better understand how bird populations are ...

Even if you don't know a chicken from a chickadee, you can help with the international Great Backyard Bird Count.

Many semipalmated plovers and dunlins ran along the sand while sanderlings darted in and out of the water. Herons, egrets and pelicans displayed dancing, flying, and diving behavior as a belted ...

While other species have elegant, descriptive, diagnostic or geographic modifiers, all of these birds are simply known as "common." That's common eider, common merganser, common tern, common nighthawk ...

Imagine zooming out on a giant family tree that includes every bird you have ever seen. Ostriches sprint across open plains, ...

Researchers and volunteers in Texas documented birds of different species preening one another. Experts say the behavior may be more common than documented.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Multiple types of birds at a bird feeder - Nitr/Shutterstock Having a bird feeder in your backyard can indeed be a rewarding ...