Listening to bird songs and calls can help identify species and connect with the sounds of nature. An ornithologist provides ...

Waking up to the dawn chorus of birds — one of the natural world’s greatest symphonies — is a joy like no other. It’s not surprising that bird-watching has become an increasingly popular hobby. A ...

A little know-how and insight changes the game of birding — and has been known to offer more than a passing surge of joy. In fact, scientific evidence abounds to show that the happiness birds bring ...

PEORIA — In a rare confrontation at a backyard feeder, a nut-gobbling groundhog bristled at the sudden arrival of a nervy freeloader. A tufted titmouse had just landed on the chubby rodent’s tail to ...