Not all pet birds have the physical or cognitive ability to learn songs, and understanding the difference can help owners set ...

SAN ANTONIO – Students at Woodlawn Academy are exploring and connecting to nature, while learning about birds. Middle school students are learning to identify birds and the role birds play in the ...

Leslie Bains is the author of ‘Birds, Monarch Butterflies, and Short Hikes in the Santa Barbara Area.’ (Courtesy photo) Chaucer’s Books will host local author Leslie Bains for a storytime reading and ...

Seeing birds at the birdfeeders in my yard adds a brightness to my day, a brightness beyond what sunshine can do. But seeing them is just the beginning, something like opening a can of soup. Opening ...

A symphony of synapses fires every time a songbird sings. For Erich Jarvis, a neurobiologist at Rockefeller University, the neural pathways he finds particularly interesting inside a bird’s brain are ...

I don’t normally write about the field trips I lead and the bird programs I give every year. My parents taught us that talking about yourself was impolite. Other bits from the ‘50s — don’t store your ...

All are welcome to join Lake Solano rangers and docents for a free, guided nature walk, “Winter Birds at Lake Solano,” at Lake Solano Park from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 7. Participants will meet ...

People ask me a lot of questions about birds. So let’s clear up some things. • “When do the hummingbirds get here?” They are always here. In the Bay Area, Anna’s hummingbirds are common all year round ...

Last month, I wrote about the common names of birds, and the planned changes to some of those names. In the past, I’ve written about the folk names of birds. But there are also the scientific names of ...