This Christmas Bird Count, we salute the fabulous, underappreciated, common species. Here's to you, house sparrow.

In places and cultures all around the globe, birds are truly revered animals. Bringing beauty, music, and positive impacts on the environment, these avian creatures are always a delight to come across ...

Common birds—those with relatively large, widespread populations—are facing some of the steepest downturns. The data ...

These creatures of contradiction aren’t hawks and aren’t the most active at night, but nighthawks are birds worth knowing ...

Birdwatchers know the frustration of spotting a species you can’t identify. You’re gallivanting about, looking high and low for winged critters. Some you know, some you can figure out, and some haunt ...