Adirondack birding experts debate which bird call defines summer. Red-eyed vireo, common loon, and hermit thrush compete for ...

Searching for prairie birds can be really rewarding—it forces you to slow down to a meander and to stop to take in your surroundings. Just take a look at some of the species you could see.

Some of my other favorite bird song mnemonics include the Northern cardinal’s “what cheer, what cheer, purty, purty, purty;” the wood thrush‘s “ee-o-lay, ee-o-lay; ...

“Prairie dogs are on the menu for just about every predator you can think of”— golden eagles, red-tailed hawks, foxes, badgers, even large snakes — said Andy Boyce, a research ecologist in Montana at ...