The bird, which is widely believed to be a blue rock thrush, is a native of Europe and Asia that has rarely – if ever – been spotted in North America. "I didn't know it was rare but I had ...

Brown thrashers are by nature both bold and reclusive. I was reminded of that fact during some recent lawn chair birding at ...

I wonder if it helps explain our attachment to thrushes? The birds can puff themselves out until they look like spheres with tails. Not only are their shapes rounded, but four of the six British ...

Dark sky” campaigns to reign in light pollution are gaining traction across the country—and in the Berkshires.

The Motus Wildlife Tracking System has put nearly 50,000 incredibly lightweight radio transmitters on birds, bats and insects ...

The wood thrush is a neotropical migratory bird that spends summer in the eastern United States, with territory ranging from northern Florida up to the Great Lakes and into the Northeast.

I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house.” — Nathaniel Hawthorne In another ...

Olympic Peninsula Audubon Society members and guests will hear from a UCLA professor about female birds their next meeting ...

I repeated a column from 2009 that tried to answer the question of what is the rarest bird that I have seen. I promised that I would update ...

From Assam to Maharashtra, the best places to witness the winged wonders and hear their chirps, whistles and calls ...

The Outdoors Calendar publishes submitted information on hunting, fishing, hiking and other outdoors events. Email details to ...

Candidiasis, likely affectionately known to you as thrush, is an infection caused by an overgrowth of a yeast called candida. It can show up in many in parts of the body, including the mouth ...