Shirley Mast, of Lancaster, seconds Carl’s suet suggestion. It helped attract to her city yard the ruby-crowned kinglet that she reported during The Great Backyard Bird Count. Mast, a retired teacher, ...

Most likely if you read my column, you have some interest in nature, and I bet most like, feed or even seek out birds. If you ...

Canadian bird populations have decreased significantly since the 1970s, with grassland birds in a critical condition.

Danita Delimont/Shutterstock.com Like the Eurasian golden oriole, the American goldfinch male has a bright yellow body and black wings, though it is a smaller and more compact bird found in North ...

Bird flu has devastated poultry and dairy farms since it was first detected in North America in late 2021. But what has been ...

“The Stokes Guide to Finches of the United States and Canada,” by Lillian Stokes and Matthew A. Young, published in 2024, is much more than a field guide to help you identify finches.

From the 1920s to the '80s, the birds were "accidental visitors," with most sightings along Lake Erie. Visits started to grow in the 1980s, and have been increasing ever since. American white ...