Sometimes birds are used to depict human behavior. A “night hawk” is often used to describe a person who is habitually up and about late at night; they may also be called a “night owl.” There are many ...

The common nighthawk is not exactly common. It is seen during the day as well as at night, and it isn't really a hawk. It is a member of the nightjar family, a cousin of the whip-poor-will and ...

Trying to get a good photograph of a flying bird can be challenging, but imagine trying to do it at night? I was standing in a dusty desert parking lot late one night. The only illumination was a ...

A new yard bird: A new “yard bird” is simply a bird species that you spot in your yard for the very first time. It’s different than seeing a “life bird,” which is spotting a bird you have never seen ...

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The common nighthawk is common but has nothing to do with hawks. The common nighthawk is a member of the Caprimulgidae family. Birds in this family have wide mouths that help these hunters capture ...

ALBANY — With some experience, most birders will grow fond of certain species. Many of those connections are made after an exciting experience with a bird — or just seeing it for the first time. Last ...

Plentiful fruit and insects at the Parker River refuge attracts tens of thousands of swallows in mid-August and this birding spectacle is one worth seeing before they are gone in the next week or two.

Birdwatchers who descended on an Oxfordshire town for the chance to snap an extremely rare bird have raised thousands of pounds for charity. Photographers headed to Hallett Close in Wantage on Monday ...

“You’ve got to take a look at this,” said a fellow employee as I left the newspaper office one afternoon last week. He pointed skyward, over Sixth and Linden streets in downtown Allentown, to a ...