The recent heavy snowstorms that created havoc for people in the northern half of the country also may have pushed a group of pretty birds called purple finches to the Houston area. The little birds ...

Many birders are motivated by their lists. The feeder list, the backyard list, the trip list, the county list, the state list, the world list. But for me, there’s only one list — the total number of ...

Some birds are hard to find due to migration patterns, climate preferences, or breeding schedules, but you could spot a rare ...

is your neighborhood reporter San Patricio and Aransas County. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — In Portland, a rare bird has recently been sighted and other unique species have also been spotted, leaving many ...

A December or January eastern phoebe (a flycatcher) is a rare find here, although the same individual would be commonplace in warmer months. Although common here from roughly mid-September through mid ...

Texas birders have been treated to an unusual streak of sightings this year, including species that rarely, if ever, make an appearance in the state. In September, a double-striped thick-knee was ...

"Like great crested grebes, they have an elaborate courtship display involving pairs meeting breast-to-breast and rising from the water, with lots of head shaking. As breeding red-necked grebes in the ...

While the exact number is difficult to gauge, there are approximately between 11,000 and 20,000 different bird species. Out of all these species, 12% of all living birds, approximately 1,200 species, ...

Bird watchers, rejoice! From now on, ecologists will be able to track rare birds by their songs, thanks to a new deep-learning AI tool. Scientists have created a new AI that generates lifelike bird ...

From rare glossy ibis and a great white egret, to a black-crowned night heron and an entire flock of chiffchaffs.

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