Brown-headed cowbirds are obligate brood parasites. That means they lay their eggs in the nests of other birds, leaving all the hard work of incubating the eggs and feeding the chicks to somebody else ...

The crowd, left, that turned out for the American yellow warbler, right (stock photo). A lesser-spotted American yellow warbler visiting a sleepy village in England has prompted hundreds of nature ...

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Many animals have adaptations that help them cope with specific environments ...

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 ...

The yellow-rumped warbler, nicknamed "butterbutt," is the most abundant warbler in North America. Unlike most warblers that migrate to tropical climates, the hardy yellow-rumped warbler often winters ...

Hundreds of ‘twitchers’ have descended on a sleepy Kent village after a rare sighting of an American bird. Birdwatchers from across the country flocked from as far away as Yorkshire to catch sight of ...

Twenty-five species of birds in North America have “northern” in their names. I’ve never been fond of these generic descriptors. “Western,” “southern” and “common” this or that are similarly colorless ...

In the new book North on the Wing from Smithsonian Books, author Bruce Beehler (above left) follows the spring migration of songbirds. Bruce Beehler In 2015, after a lifetime spent observing birds ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Come mid-winter, birders start to experience warbler-deficit disorder. The small, colorful songbirds are favorites among the ...