On June 27, 1833, legendary frontier ornithologist John James Audubon was deep in the wilds of Labrador. He and his party were seeking new birds in this poorly known region of northeastern Canada.

Few birds bespeak winter bird-watching in Houston like the ruby-crowned kinglet. The tiny, plump and hyperactive bird flits among trees and bushes everywhere. The kinglet migrates here for the winter, ...

Several questions have been common at the store lately, so I thought I’d share them today. Question: What’s that tiny active bird I’ve seen at my suet lately? Answer: You are probably seeing the ...

There are few birds in North America smaller than the intensely active ruby-crowned kinglet (3 1/2 to 4 inches). Of the two kinglet species found in Montana, the ruby-crowned is more likely to be ...

There is a Christmas song that begins with these lyrics, “I’ll be home for Christmas. You can count on me,” and though we usually associate this sentimental song with the homecoming of our beloved ...

From Florida to Texas to Arizona and north to Alaska, there is one tiny bird that never fails to delight us. Most recently, we have been seeing them along the Big Springs Nature Trail in Island Park ...

As more and more of the national and international news seems to be increasingly depressing and alarming, I imagine that many of you, like myself, might be looking for solace wherever you can find it.

It might not feel like the first day of spring today, but a look at this little ruby-crowned kinglet will warm your heart It’s a male “singing for a lady,” said Portsmouth photographer Christine ...