Myriad bird species will be flying through northern Illinois in the next couple of months, filling the region with bird songs as they fly to their northern breeding grounds or establish nesting spots ...

Look and listen for a vibrant migrating northern yellow warbler in spring. Learn what these warblers eat and what their nests look like.

It’s been hot for a week, made worse by thick humid conditions. Smart money says stay in the house. But playing it smart means no hope to see good things in nature. Indoors offers nothing. Outdoors, ...

What Does a Northern Cardinal Bird Look Like? It’s hard to resist a northern cardinal bird. They’re lively, bright and amazing songsters. Amid the browns, blues and greens of the natural world, ...

In my yard in Decatur the other morning, an unseen bird in a shrub belted out something that sounded like, “Drink your teeeee!” I knew immediately that it was an Eastern towhee. Then, a loud “cheerily ...

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 ...

Given the almost unimaginable loss of roughly 3 billion birds in North America over the last 50 years – a decline that ...

Birds living in noisy cities change their songs, but they do not all adapt in the same way scientists once believed.

Since their creation, state mottos and symbols have helped to achieve distinction and uniqueness. North Carolina's state motto is "Esse Quam Videri." It's a Latin phrase that roughly translates to "to ...

Urbanization is rapidly transforming natural habitats and poses growing challenges for wildlife. One lesser-known consequence ...