For the birds that have brought life and song to your backyard this past summer, the transition to fall is a season of urgency. Migratory species are fueling up for long journeys, while resident birds ...

If you love watching birds, hanging a feeder is the easiest way to catch sight of them. But as much as we enjoy the antics of backyard birds, there are downsides to feeding our feathered friends in ...

DULUTH — “It’s a magical world back here,” Margie Menzies said on a chilly morning in early September. Like most days, Menzies, the education director for the Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory, has been ...

Large clusters appearing on weather radars are likely massive flocks of migrating birds, not storms. A record-breaking 1.2 billion birds were estimated to be migrating in a single night during the ...

Geese lift off a lake in front of a sun pillar at Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge near Mound City, Missouri. © Mike Hollingshead/Corbis As summer turns to fall ...

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