Don’t take the birds in your backyard for granted. Beyond eating bugs or invasive plant seeds, backyard birds provide people with joy and wonder, said Geoff LeBaron, Christmas Bird Count ...

Feeding native birds is a contested topic in Australia. An urban ecologist provides his advice for feeding birds safely and ...

This cage is designed for small birds to slip in between the bars, while keeping larger birds and squirrels out. The durable ...

The price of eggs is pushing people towards backyard chickens and the poultry showing community hopes it will revive the ...

For a quarter of a century, the Great Backyard Bird Count has been growing globally and is providing scientists with data on bird populations.

Ornithologists are seeking volunteers in California, Oregon and Washington for Project Phoenix, a multiyear project exploring ...

But if you also keep backyard chickens, Parr of the American Bird Conservancy recommends taking the bird feeder down to prevent possible transmission to poultry. Birdfeeders and nesting boxes should ...

The dark-eyed junco, one of the most common forest birds in North America, is among species likely to be spotted by participants in the Great Backyard Bird Watch, running Feb. 17-20.

With poor production performances, most backyard poultry farming comprises the rearing of indigenous poultry birds.

The Backyard Bird Chronicles. Written and illustrated by Amy Tan, with a foreword by David Allen Sibley. Knopf, 320 pages, $35. Colette is the former books editor for the Tampa Bay Times.

In her most recent book, “The Backyard Bird Chronicles,” the best-selling author revels in a newfound preoccupation with birds — and drawing. By Margaret Roach To them, she isn’t a best ...