People love watching birds, there’s no doubt about it. There are 96 million birders in the United States. If you’re ready to give this hobby a try, a good place to start is learning about the small ...

The most beautiful aspect of the world we live in is the diversity within our animal kingdom. Birds are particularly colorful, many with a unique pattern of markings that makes it hard to believe they ...

Recently, Ms. Spicer from the Bowmanstown area sent an email to me regarding her sighting of a Northern harrier. I confirmed her descriptions of the raptor and that she did a good job at its ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Cooper is going to lose his hawk. So is Swainson. The birds won’t know or care. And Mssrs. Cooper and Swainson are long deceased.

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Naming any kind of pet is a challenging process that takes lots of planning and consideration, but naming a pet that can talk to you and even use its own name can amp up that difficulty level even ...

Bird names had been criticized before, but this race-conscious time seemed to lead to more action: A prairie songbird formerly known as McCown's longspur was changed to thick-billed longspur. The ...