What could be more natural on a warm summer's day than enjoying a stroll on a path around a wetland filled with waving grasses and the songs of marsh birds? What could seem more unnatural than to ...

She says the birds are easily recognizable by the bright red stripe on their black wing. The birds are a known nightmare among runners, including Hannah Durbin who was attacked on a group run ...

People often ask me, “I saw a black bird with red on the wings — what is it?” Well, that would be — coincidentally — the red-winged blackbird. The blackbirds and orioles are a diverse ...

Bird ID beyond the feeders: “What are those flocking black birds with red on their wings?” Red-winged blackbirds ... Where can I go to see birds?” My first tip is to look around you ...

In southeastern Arizona, beware of confusing the western with the flame-­colored tanager, which has 2 white wing bars, a striped red-and-black back, white tips to the tertials, and white-tipped ...

As a collective notion, woodpeckers are one of the more familiar bird families. The general idea is clear enough: medium-sized, black-and-white birds with red highlights that use their beaks to ...