While some birds disappear from northern yards in the winter, this adorable, social species sticks around and is relatively ...

Birds don’t get enough credit for the magnificent creatures they are. Many people have heard a black-capped chickadee ...

Last weekend, as I was refilling the hulled sunflower seed feeder, two rival male black-capped chickadees began their spring rivalry. Hidden from sight within the evergreen hedge we share with Al and ...

Last week, a reader named Joy emailed me a photo of a bird that she couldn’t quite identify. One look at the photo, and I instantly understood both the observer's confusion and the mystery bird's ...