I’ve seen a ton of robins this winter. On several occasions, I’ve seen them in big numbers attacking bushes and trees and stripping them of fruit.

The American dipper, a drab-looking bird no larger than a robin, is a splashy rarity: a songbird that swims and even walks underwater. This round-bodied gray bird with short wings and a stubby tail is ...

Experienced birders said they’ve learned how to look at a sea of black, when birds such as starlings, red-winged blackbirds, ...

Are you a morning person or an evening person? I am intrigued by the drastic variation of mankind. How can some thrive so completely on watching the sun come up each morning, then others not able ...

Just two years after picking up bird-watching as a hobby, he set a Cook County record by spotting 294 species in a single year. Shahzad’s passion for bird-watching began in 2022 when he joined a ...

Avid bird-watcher Tarik Shahzad spotted a record number of bird species in Cook County in 2024. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Share Tarik Shahzad’s newfound passion led him to an ...

The best lenses for bird photography will help you get close to birds and wildlife from a distance. I'm here to help you snap up the best buys. I feel that the best lenses for bird photography solve a ...

A subtype of bird flu caused by avian influenza A (H5) virus has been spreading worldwide in wild birds with a few outbreaks in poultry, dairy cows and other mammals across the United States ...

As temperatures plummet to below zero across Michigan this week, backyard bird enthusiasts who enjoy watching and feeding their feathered visitors may wonder how, or if, they can withstand the ...

Florida birds had a rough year that ruffled many feathers, especially among enthusiasts who love to watch them. Avian influenza hit close to home, with dozens of birds euthanized at a Palm Shores ...

COOK COUNTY - The Thomas family, owners of the Kakadoodle farm in Matteson, suffered a devastating loss when avian bird flu wiped out their entire flock of 3,000 hens. The highly contagious virus ...