Winter birding across Maine highlights familiar winter species, simple tracking clues, feeder tips and welcoming places for residents to enjoy wildlife all season.

In a recent study, Dr. Katelyn Bishop conducted a zooarchaeological and archival data reanalysis of macaws and parrots ...

Coupled with the regular assortment of blue jays, white-breasted nuthatches and black-capped chickadees, pine grosbeaks add ...

“Happy birthday, Mr. Chester!” the Cockatoo’s pappa continues on TikTok. “Thank you for being a Santa Claus—bringing joy and ...

The tallies a group of local birders kept Dec. 16 were part of a wider, ongoing effort to get a census count on bird species ...

Perhaps the best way to confront the swiftly changing landscape is to swallow hard, and then move forward with a fresh ...

Some feathered dinosaurs may have lost the ability to fly, revealing that the evolution of flight was far more complex than ...

You’ll never hear a seasoned birder using the term “seagull.” I, myself, have used the treasonous term more than once around a group of birders and been quickly corrected; “There’s no such thing as a ...

With studies of fossilized bones, gut contents, eggshells and more, paleontologists revealed new and captivating details ...

From polygamous tree toads to heavy stick bugs, this year’s extensive new species discoveries are changing the way we see our ...

Think telling sparrows apart is just not worth the effort? Our tips might change your mind. Identify sparrows by habitat, ...

More than a decade ago, a frenzied 5-day search for the Boston Marathon bombers left some lessons in its aftermath ...