One of the tiniest birds plays a surprisingly large role in conservation advancement. Hummingbirds are beloved by many. Because the public is so fond of these gorgeous little birds, they help draw ...

Barbara & Dan Gleason Spring is when most birds court, breed and raise young, and they must find — or build — a safe place for eggs and nestlings. Nearly all birds use a nest of some kind, ...

Welcome to spring! Yes, it’s cool and wet and the calendar says that we’ve got over a month to go until the equinox, but there is a truer sign of the season: birds are preparing to nest. In some early ...

The calendar says that it’s winter. But for much of the natural world in coastal California, life is clearly awakening as abundant water and already lengthening days give their cues. Grasses are green ...

As the weather warms up across the country, hummingbirds are beginning their annual trek from their southern overwintering regions up through the United States. According to “Hummingbird Central’s” ...

It’s a cold, foggy February morning, and Bev LaBelle is on the hunt for hummingbirds. Walking along a trail in Southeast Portland’s Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge, she pauses as a flicker of movement ...

As the weather warms up across the country, hummingbirds are beginning their annual trek from their southern overwintering regions up through the United States. According to “Hummingbird Central’s” ...