The Dos and Donts of Helping Baby and Injured Birds
June 02, 2020 —
Learn how to tell if a bird really needs your help, and what you should do if it does.
When to Expect Hummingbirds at Your Feeders and Flowers This Spring
May 21, 2020 —
Warmer weather is on its wayand so are migrant hummers returning from their southern wintering grounds to their summer breeding ranges. Heres a regional guide for when they should arrive and the food theyre seeking.
The Origins of Hummingbirds Are Still a Major Mystery
July 12, 2018 —
There is a dazzling diversity of the tiny birds in the Americas, but recent discoveries trace their evolution back to Europewhere today there are no nectar-feeding species.
Is It Okay to Remove Cowbird Eggs From Host Nests?
June 06, 2018 —
It can be tempting to interfere with these brood parasites. But there are many reasonslegal and behavioralto leave tampering to the pros.