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So you want to try birdwatching, or as some of us call it, birding.Something about our feathered friends has grabbed your attention. A great-horned owl, perhaps, hooting outside your window after dusk. Or an American robin slurping worms from your lawn. Maybe you spied a group of birdwatchers at the park across the street, hot […]

Dubbed the Global Big Day, it is the world’s biggest birding event, held twice a year in May and October since 2015.

In last week’s column, I mentioned that the pine siskin is similar in appearance to the female or immature house finch, so featuring the house finch next seemed logical.

To attract and identify the types of chickadees in North America, learn about chickadee songs, favorite foods and where they nest.

Hummingbirds are tough and tiny birds. Learn how to keep feeding them during winter and the truth behind common myths about hummingbird migration.

The worldwide bird group will begin renaming birds that are named after people, starting with 70-80 in the US and Canada.

Check out the “colorful bunch” of birds you might see in your backyard or on birding excursions.

Project FeederWatch, a citizen-science birdwatching project, gives retirees a connection to the outside world. They're also contributing to science.

Here’s your introduction to this legendary, (maybe?) extinct avian—and a look-alike species that might be the source of all the rumors.

Listen to birdsongs of 15 different species from across the world.