There are some birds that are a joy to watch because they are easy to find. There are others that mesmerize with their beauty. Still others enthrall us with curious behaviors. I like the grebes, as a ...

The duck-like grebes are small birds primarily observed swimming on the surface of lakes, ponds, and reservoirs. Although bigger grebes are sometimes confused with loons, the grebe's neck usually ...

Among the more unusual spring arrivals this past week include a black scoter at Leo's Landing at Presque Isle State Park on Monday, then a surf scoter there on Thursday. The rare eared grebe that ...

Two oil-covered birds rescued from the Orange County coastline in the days after an off-shore pipeline leak were released back into the wild Wednesday in Huntington Beach. The ruddy duck and eared ...