A swallow-tailed kite continued to be seen near Santuit Pond in Mashpee, with another sighting in Marstons Mills. Other sightings at Santuit Pond included a tricolored heron and a ring-necked duck.

In northern Lake County exists a piece of wilderness where wetlands, small lakes and an oak woodland form a healthy ecosystem ...

The cuckoo holds a special place in Irish folklore, serving as a weather forecaster, a predictor of farming fortunes, and ...

Our home in Northbrook is now surrounded by nesting birds. These include a family of robins nesting atop a rain gutter, ...

These recent sightings are compiled by Sue McGrath of the Newburyport Birders who says May is the month birders live for.

Approximately 40% of all birds migrate, whether it’s a quick trip to a warmer location or a long, grueling journey. Birds ...

Wondering if those eggs or caterpillars on your herb plants are pests or beneficial wildlife? Identify a parsley caterpillar ...

Riding along a farm road on the seat of our old Farmall “C” tractor, I look up at a cheery yellow biplane cruising a few hundred feet overhead, as I’ve seen it do many dozen times before. How that ...

According to the RSPB, there is a surge in bird migration during the spring, when summer visitors like swifts and cuckoos ...

I had a reader send me a picture of a snake that he found in his driveway. After the initial shock, he correctly identified ...

A tropical bird — never reported to have graced the Sunflower State — is now calling Kansas home. Mark Nolen, a Wichita ...

A conservation area in the South Okanagan is a must-see this summer for anyone who loves nature, hiking, birding or biking.