If you've spotted a yellow house finch, you might wonder if it's rare — and what caused the yellow coloration. Here's what ...

The American yellow warbler is known for its sunny-yellow plumage and sweet song. But as any birder will tell you, they’re also fidgety. Trying to get a clear view of them is like seeing flashes of ...

Bird song is beautiful and fascinating. I love hearing the first songs of returning lazuli buntings, western tanagers and Bullock’s orioles this time of year. And it’s fun to chase down some mystery ...

Bird songs have inspired poets, motivated songwriters, challenged ornithologists, bewildered birders and made our daily lives richer. I think the last one is by far the most important. Whether I’m ...

WHY do birds sing? Has their music a meaning, or is it all a thing of blind impulse ? Some bright morning in March, as you go out-of-doors, you are greeted by the notes of the first robin. Perched in ...