A small blue-purple bird often seen throughout the state during the spring has started to trickle back into Kentucky, but birdwatchers may be seeing less of the species in the future. The world’s ...

"I'm part bird," John Gerwin chuckled, as he guided a group of volunteers and children through the process of tracking the Purple Martin bird at the Prairie Ridge Ecostation in Raleigh. "I'm part bird ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

Erie, PA (February 9, 2023)—In a sure sign that spring is not far behind, the first Purple Martins of the year have been spotted in South Carolina. The birds were seen on February 1 in Hanahan, South ...

Robin Donaldson would not call herself a “birder” in the classic sense of someone who observes and identifies wild birds in their habitats. But last spring, the Ashland industrial engineer flew to ...

When you picture a hummingbird, what color do you see? Chances are, you and I have a different answer — that's because hummingbirds present in a seriously wide array of colors. Not only are there a ...

I'm not a bird-watcher. Other than the sweet little hummingbirds that hover around our front porch during the summer or the kamikaze cardinals that speed by our windows, I couldn't identify anything ...

Every summer, thousands of purple martins fly into Texas to roost and fuel up on insects before heading to South America for the winter. More than 200,000, and sometimes up to 500,000 of the songbirds ...

A finch taking petals from a zinnia flower - Melissa Burovac/Getty A downside that might make you rethink putting a bird feeder in your yard is the absolute mess they can create. While you might enjoy ...

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Here’s the Central Texas bird forecast for the month, courtesy of Travis Audubon. Learn more about Central Texas birds and bird-related events for all ages at ...

Bird colours come from pigments and physical feather structures that reflect light. Pigments are chemical compounds like melanin (black, brown, grey) and carotenoids (yellow, orange, red) which are ...

In a sure sign that spring is not far behind, the first purple martins of the year have been spotted in Texas. The birds were seen on Jan. 15 in the city of Gonzales by a purple martin enthusiast — ...