Walking along a trail in a northern Illinois woodlands, I noticed the silhouette of our earliest arriving migratory flycatcher. It’s not a colorful bird — Its body and wings are grayish-brown, its ...

A major study published this month in the journal Science shows that North American bird populations are in steep decline, with 75% of species affected. Most alarmingly, common birds —the species that ...

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As the frost line retreats northward in early spring, its withdrawal is often closely followed — and occasionally preceded — by the arrival of our most common flycatcher: the eastern phoebe. In fact, ...

Considering the bright finery worn by some of the more colorful spring arrivals, I could hardly blame you if the return of the Eastern phoebes escaped your notice. In comparison with vibrant birds ...

A note from a friend said that she and her friend were birding at the Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve in Decatur last weekend when they saw more of a small songbird than they liked. It was an eastern ...