Discover how travelers can witness and track fall bird migration in U.S. nature preserves and gain hands-on tips for the season ahead.

If you go online or read your local paper, you can find a wide variety of nature and conservation organizations offering hikes and outings, ways to get outside with fellow nature enthusiasts, and ...

First, the departures. In backyards, orioles were the most striking of our summer birds, golden wonders that visited hummingbird feeders. Grosbeaks may have passed by your seed feeders or western ...

Birds need water for drinking and bathing, especially as natural sources freeze or dry up. A birdbath can quickly become a ...

The shift from summer to autumn marks the end of a new cycle. As leaves fall and colours change, so does the wildlife we see in our gardens, hedgerows and forests. There's a particularly big ...

Passerine birds, also known as perching birds, that migrate by night tend to fly faster in spring than they do in autumn to reach their destinations. This seasonal difference in flight speed is ...

This is my favorite time of year — when the air turns as crisp as the fallen leaves. Sunlight has a softer quality to it, almost as if filtered through olive oil. For us bird hunters, all these signs ...

Experts agree: Autumn is a great time for bird-watching, and Delaware is one of the best places in the world for it. “There are more birds than any other time of year because you are seeing both ...

Nearly two million U.S. turkeys have died from bird flu in recent months. An agricultural economist explains what ongoing ...

This native shrub has beautiful flowers, stunning foliage, and delicious berries. Birds not only visit for the fruit but also ...

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