Winter poses several challenges for birds. Scarce food supplies and limited water are just a few obvious challenges for nearly all of them. Extremely cold temperatures, strong winds, driving snow ...

Lawmakers considered the goldfinch. Kids liked the scarlet tanager best. The whole thing took more than three decades.

Spotify Minnesota’s state bird is everywhere: There are loons on license plates and library cards, at lottery counters, and now even on the official state seal. Fireplace mantels across the state ...

I’m on the road a lot. Whether it’s off to Cooperstown for a meeting, a ski trip to Belleayre Mountain or just to the grocery store, I put a lot ...

These brainy black birds are more than their unmistakable crow call. They've been a synergistic part of humanity's evolution.