Towhees are generally solitary birds that haunt the undergrowth ... beautyberry and hawthorn. Learn how to identify a dark-eyed junco. Eastern towhees can be tempted into urban or rural backyards ...

Learn how to identify an eastern phoebe. With the scientific name Tyrannus tyrannus and a knack for attacking much larger birds to defend its nest, the ultimate “king bird” might be the ...

but gray-plumaged individuals are otherwise nearly identical in appearance and habits to the Eastern gray morph birds. Where their ranges overlap, the two species are best identified by voice.

The “chicken hawk” of colonial America, this medium-sized accipiter is a common sight at home bird feeders across the country, swooping in to nab an unwary dove or jay. Females are larger and ...

The dapper black and yellow bobolink likes the Chicago area so much he flies here every spring from South America—a journey ...