Cowbird mothers abandon their eggs in the nests of other bird species, but the chicks somehow manage to find their flock and ...

Unicoi County Summer Count took place Saturday, June 14, with 15 observers in six parties. Sharp-eyed counters tallied 107 ...

I sat on my back porch one day last week watching the birds around the feeders in the backyard. For 30 years I have never ...

The Cheyenne Big Day is all about counting as many species of birds as we can in one calendar day. The Cheyenne High Plains ...

North America is home to some of the world’s most unique and fascinating birds, many of which can be found nowhere else on Earth. From the coastal wetlands of Florida to the dense forests of the ...

The yellow warbler’s staccato warning call is only used against the brown-headed cowbird, making it unique among bird species, according to the National Audubon Society.

Florida is famous for having many different types of birds, especially blackbirds. These blackbirds in Florida are special because they have shiny feathers and interesting behaviors. They are ...

Because the cowbird has often deposited her egg in the nest of a smaller bird, the large cowbird chick outcompetes the smaller chicks: It gets more food from the parents, grows faster and leaves the ...

The next time I checked our finch nest, I was surprised to find the cowbird egg was gone, as was one of the finch eggs, leaving just three finch eggs in the nest. The intrusive cowbird youngster ...

The intrusive cowbird youngster would not be able to hijack the finch family after all. Not sure what happened but I suspect the mother finch was somehow responsible.

The next time I checked our finch nest, I was surprised to find the cowbird egg was gone, as was one of the finch eggs, leaving just three finch eggs in the nest. The intrusive cowbird youngster ...

The next time I checked our finch nest, I was surprised to find that the cowbird egg was gone as was one of the finch eggs, leaving just three finch eggs in the nest. The intrusive cowbird ...