Types of Birds: Did you know? Scientists now estimate there are around 11,000 bird species worldwide with far more than the 9,000–10,000 once believed. Thanks to genetic research, reclassification, ...

Last month, I wrote about the common names of birds, and the planned changes to some of those names. In the past, I’ve written about the folk names of birds. But there are also the scientific names of ...

You might not expect bird names to be a controversial or even newsworthy issue, but in recent years, they’ve become just that. A large number of bird species take their English names from people, ...

The annual Christmas Bird Count is underway. The Audubon's annual Christmas Bird Count, now in its 124th year, is the nation's longest running community science bird project. The birds people are ...

Bird names had been criticized before, but this race-conscious time seemed to lead to more action: A prairie songbird formerly known as McCown's longspur was changed to thick-billed longspur. The ...

I remember my first close encounter with birds. I must have been about three years old and had discovered a blackbird nest unusually accessible in our garden hedge. Still naked and blind, the chicks ...

The bird name game continues. In winter, Berkshire birders delight in catching sight of small gulls sweeping over our lakes and ponds. Bonies! Bonaparte’s gulls have arrived. How long will this ...

Birds that make unique nests: Bird architecture is not just a bunch of twigs in a tree. Birds can build their nests out of many different things, such as mud ovens or baskets that they weave together ...