If you’ve made the drive either direction between Frisco and Breckenridge in the last week, you’ve seen scores of people out on the south end of Dillon Reservoir attempting to catch a glimpse of ...

There have been several recent sightings near the coast of the rare buff-breasted sandpiper, which is migrating from the Arctic to South America.Found primarily during migration season in the states, ...

I’ve recently moved to Cape Cod and have been faithfully reading your weekly column. While I’ve enjoyed learning about hummingbirds and bluebirds, I would really like to know more about the beach ...

These two North American mystery bird species are thought to have been present at the K-Pg (K-T) extinction of the dinosaurs (includes videos!) Red-necked phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus (formerly, ...

The upland sandpiper is different from other birds in several respects. To begin with, it has two common names. For the last 30 years or so, it's been called upland sandpiper; earlier, it was often ...

What Does a Solitary Sandpiper Look Like? Look for this brown-and-white sandpiper during migration. The solitary sandpiper is identifiable by its spotted brown back and wings, as well as its white ...

On a 36-degree day — the coldest this fall — with winds gusting to 40 mph, Annette McClellan and Jan Lyons walked the long, wet jetty at Waukegan’s Municipal Beach toward the lighthouse. It was ...

Forget the holiday traffic jams, put away the summer clothes and turn on the central heating – it may still be August, but in the bird world, autumn is officially here. The first sign of the season ...

WITH the next stage in the £100m Southsea sea defence project set to begin the welfare of ‘remarkable’ wading birds – the purple sandpiper – should be of concern to us, writes Dr Philip Crispin of ...

The upland sandpiper is different from other birds in several respects. To begin with, it has two common names. For the last 30 years or so, it's been called upland sandpiper; earlier, it was often ...