About Birds

Tree Swallow Tree Swallows return to their northern breeding grounds weeks before any other swallow…

Chimney Swift A Chimney Swift cannot perch on a branch. Its feet are so reduced…

House Finch vs Purple Finch A red finch at the feeder gets called a "House…

Cooper's Hawk vs Sharp-shinned Hawk This is the single most notorious bird identification problem in…

At a distance — gliding over a lake, a silhouette against the sky — an…

Blue bird The male Indigo Bunting in breeding plumage is one of the most intensely…

Pileated Woodpecker Hearing a Pileated Woodpecker before you see it is normal. The call is…

Cedar Waxwing Cedar Waxwings are the kind of bird that makes people stop and look…

Black Bird with Yellow Beak A black bird with a yellow beak is one of…

Hummingbird Moth The hummingbird moth spends most of its life underground — as a pupa…