A neighbor had been hearing some strange sounds for more than a day; she was pretty sure they were bird calls and asked if I would come check it out. As I walked toward her house, I heard it, too, ...

DEAR JOAN: The last week or so, a hawk has been hunting the squirrels in our backyard in Walnut Creek. The hawk stalks them, flushes them out of the bushes and attacks from low altitude, so far with ...

Q: I’d like to have more hummingbird action at my feeders this summer. Do you have any tips for attracting more of them? A: Hummingbirds are ferocious about maintaining a territory, so the challenge ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A young hawk in New Jersey turned rush hour traffic into its personal hunting ground. This bird cracked the code of urban traffic patterns and used them as a weapon, with pedestrian ...

Let's say you are a private detective, working an otter den case at the Robert F. Smith Cold Brook Preserve. Your job is to keep an ...

Bird beaks have a variety of shapes and purposes. Here are common bird beak types you should look for and how they help birds find food.