How’s this for a plan? Spend the summer months in southern Canada or the eastern United States and when the weather starts to get a little nippy, fly down to Costa Rica for the winter. This may be the ...

The American redstart is a kind of wood warbler. Wood warblers are small, active birds that generally flit around a lot. There are a lot of them. Some species are maddeningly similar. Some are ...

September was one of the most beautiful stretches of solid gorgeous weather I can remember. There was very little rain last month and whatever rain there was seemed to fall on a weekday. As a result, ...

Birding and birdwatching are interchangeable words for observing these feathered animals yet public interest in them is encouraging tourism boards, city officials and nature groups to flock toward ...

Roughly 96 million Americans now call themselves birders, and birding is no longer the quiet province of retirees with binoculars. The hobby has become a mainstream pastime, especially among ...

A small fallout of warblers appeared in trees near Lutsen, Minn., on the North Shore one day in mid-May. A fallout is a rest and refueling stop for migrants. For birders it's often a chance to see ...

Bastrop County is home to the Lost Pines Forest, a natural feature that's noted for its high concentration of loblolly pines. From the banks of the Rio Grande to the shores of the Gulf of Mexico, the ...

With migration in full swing, now’s the time to head north for prime birdwatching season. Peep colorful warblers, cute owls and countless other species at these under-the-radar birding destinations in ...