The upland sandpiper is different from other birds in several respects. To begin with, it has two common names. For the last 30 years or so, it's been called upland sandpiper; earlier, it was often ...

Cuteness aside, though, sandpipers are pretty confusing, because "sandpiper" is both a species name and the colloquial name for the Scolopacidae family of birds. There are dozens of Scolopacidae ...

Weather delayed Loveland’s annual Christmas Bird Count, a tradition that takes place across the Western Hemisphere, from the event’s planned date on New Year’s Day until Jan. 4, when the event brought ...

Hawks will soon be flitting along the Appalachian ridges and other birds will be setting their wings southward as summer nears its end. But already the avian movement is under way as the varied ...

What’s in a name? For birds, the scientific, or Latin, name is selected by the person who discovers and describes a species, but the common name evolves organically and can differ regionally. The name ...

A short billed dowitcher was found in Washington. An Upland Sandpiper, Marsh Wren, American pipts, and Connecticut warbler were in Northampton. Over the last two days, over 2500 broad-winged hawks ...