I was recently creeping through a clearing of downed trees in a wooded Brooklyn park with my iPhone in hand. Birds were singing everywhere, but through the din, I was recording a peculiar song: It was ...

Birding is a popular pastime for people of all ages. According to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, more than 45 million people enjoy watching birds. It’s a hobby you can pick up at any time, it’s ...

A: Watching the birds at my feeders is such a fun and relaxing pastime. Glad you are enjoying it, too. When my grandchildren are around, I tell them about the birds they see, such as what they eat and ...

A small greenish songbird flew up out of the grass and sat on a tree branch in the beanfield at D'Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge. It was a Henslow's sparrow, which migrates from the Midwest and East ...

I’m not a bird watcher, but I’ve become a bird listener ever since downloading a bionic ear app to my phone. It lets me enter a different world, one where I’m surrounded not just by chirping but by ...

Another well-crafted plan crumbles to dust. I do a number of bird talks, and this was the year I planned to add a new program to my offerings. I first put it together for an Audubon chapter two months ...