Are your female ID skills weak? Do you slide past female birds because, well, they are harder to identify? You're not alone. Birding is rife with sexism. It's what we've been taught by books and ...

We know that many of the bird species we see during migration/breeding season spend our cold months in warmer places. Costa Rica and Belize are two winter destinations for dozens of the species busy ...

In times of stress or boredom, people look for distractions. During the worrisome months of the pandemic lockdown in 2020 and through the anxious months before the first vaccines became available, so ...

ATHENS, Ala. (AP) - Marc Parnell, an accomplished ornithologist, was born in Greenville, North Carolina, but flew that coop and now resides in Ohio. In February, Parnell released "Birds of Alabama," ...

When T.S. Roberts wrote the last really big Minnesota bird book in 1932, “Birds of Minnesota,” ravens were dwindling, bald eagles were scarce and most everyone assumed the giant subspecies of resident ...

I’ve become The Bird Guy to my friends and family. When they see a bird they don’t recognize, I’m asked to identify it with nothing more than a blurry photo. When the algorithms feed them bird-related ...

Have you ever seen a flash of color, heard a whistling song and wondered what bird just flew by? Then bird-watching might be a great hobby for you! Other than a willingness to look carefully and ...

Millions of birds will pass through North Louisiana skies from now through mid-May, and ornithologist Marc Parnell, author of 41 bestselling bird guides, can help you identify them and attract some to ...

Every so often, an author or two decides to write a guidebook about something or other. And every so often, I read a couple of them. Most recently, I've read a few of the more fun guidebooks: an ...

ATHENS, Ala. (AP) — An expert and author has published a new guide to identifying birds in Alabama. “Birds of Alabama” offers a unique experience for beginners, intermediate and advanced bird watchers ...