Flycatchers are members of a big North American bird family, 21 species, many relatives. If they had a reunion some probably would need name tags so they could tell one from another. Identification ...

A Fairbanks biologist recently cupped in his hand a tiny bird whose arrival he had been rooting for. That bird — a female Hammond’s flycatcher — now holds the title of the oldest known of its species.

Many animal species use social information - from conspecifics or other species - to inform their behavioral choices, for example where to look for food or build a nest. In a recent study, ...

David Allen Sibley's Guide to Birds lists 37 species of flycatchers in North America, 17 of which might be seen in Arkansas. The scissor-tailed flycatcher is just one. This family of birds, known as ...

Head south to see this flame-red, desert-dwelling bird. Learn where to find a vermilion flycatcher, and what their song sounds like.

A small bird about the size of a sparrow, the collared flycatcher is something of a celebrity among ecologists and evolutionary biologists. Every autumn, the bird leaves the Baltic island of Gotland, ...

For the first time, I have the rare pleasure of introducing you to a new-to-this-column species. After 27 years of reporting on my observations, I have finally acquired a photograph I think is worthy ...

Right about now, songbirds in Brazil are shifting on their perches, feeling mysterious impulses that will soon make them leap off their branches and head toward Alaska. One of these birds is the olive ...

Anyone who has spent any time birding will understand that certain birds are more difficult to find than others. Anyone who has spent a lifetime birding will understand that certain species are ...