The piping plovers received much attention in Chicago again, and it’s well deserved. The return of mating plovers is a continuing avian success story in an era in which shrinking habitats and ...

I took part in the annual Spring Bird Count conducted by the Lee and Lois Herndon Chapter of Tennessee Ornithological Society. I helped find a lot of good birds, including American kestrels in a field ...

From the smallest falcon to the fastest flying bird on earth, discover interesting facts about the falcon bird family.

North America's smallest falcon, the American Kestrel (Falco sparverius), has declined across the continent since the 1970s, yet the causes continue to stump raptor biologists. A new study published ...

While most people have heard of falcons, here’s a definition: A bird of prey, with long pointed wings and a notched beak, typically catching prey by diving upon it from above. Six species in the ...