A study shows that rainfall controls tropical bird breeding by triggering the growth of plants and insect populations.

I’ve recently been doing surveys for Marin’s Breeding Bird Atlas project. The basic idea is this: divide the county up into 221 blocks of about 1,500 acres each, recruit skilled volunteer observers to ...

Parakeets are one of the most popular choices for pets. While the term "parakeet" encompasses over a hundred species of small parrots, for most people, it’s synonymous with one specific species: the ...

As temperatures dip low in the Northern Hemisphere's deep midwinter, many birds are no doubt feasting on the seeds and suet hanging outside many of our homes. More than 40 percent of U.S. households ...