Some of the common names for birds don’t have any official recognition among ornithologists and biologists. For instance, many people in the region consistently but erroneously refer to herons as ...

Steven Prager, who surveys the western yellow-billed cuckoo in Arizona, certainly will, a toast to celebrate a ruling by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to keep the migratory bird protected under ...

“Do you all hear that?” I asked while digging into the cold water with my paddle. Sign up for our daily email newsletter A few seconds later the resonating call echoed again across a wide swath of the ...

Elusive, secretive birds often are the most satisfying to discover, and for me the black-billed cuckoo ranks near the top. Hearing a bird is usually the best way to find it, but attentive ears are ...