A few years ago I headed to Oregon’s Summer Lake Wildlife Area to meet friends for our annual spring bird-a-thon. Armed with binoculars, the Merlin Bird ID app and bird books, we good humoredly tried ...
Winter birding across Maine highlights familiar winter species, simple tracking clues, feeder tips and welcoming places for residents to enjoy wildlife all season.
The 126th annual Christmas Bird Counts got underway on Dec. 14, with teams of birders attempting to count all the birds ...
In Baltimore, the bird count is particularly important. A lot of people don’t realize urban environments are important for birds too, especially our city parks.” ...
Are we really talking about birding by bike? Yes. It sounds ridiculous, but it's surprising how well they naturally they fit together.
"As millennials enter midlife, many face one of the most insidious hazards of aging: Sudden Onset Birding, or SOB," columnist ...
The first step for novices, Tan says, is simply to get outside and look around. You can start by taking note of the birds you ...
This app has taught me that the key to mindfulness can be found in listening to the world around you. Anna Gragert (she/her/hers) was previously the lifestyle editor at HelloGiggles, deputy editor at ...
Jeff Reiter has a nemesis — or three — on his mind. He has come tantalizingly close to the mangrove cuckoo down in Florida. Closer to home, the king rail and purple sandpiper would rate as “lifers.” ...
Remember that famous Apple commercial that chirped, “There’s an app for that?” That statement remains entirely true more than a decade later, at least over on Android. There’s a certain list of best ...
Birding is suddenly everywhere: a new Hallmark rom-com (cheesy, if inaccurate) just dropped, and a wild documentary on extreme birding competitions is making the rounds. I've always loved birds. I ...