A chipping sparrow perches on a caged bird feeder. This individual is in nonbreeding plumage. Note that it has a rather ...

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Connie Owen spotted a handsome tricolored heron in her backyard in the Robinhood Forest area in Virginia Beach. Tricolored ...

George W. Bush gave fellow former president Barack Obama a friendly belly tap at the Jan. 9 funeral of Jimmy Carter, and the ...

Although the weather felt cold and windy when community bird counters gathered at Settlers Rock, overall the day’s weather ...

Thirty species and 4,616 birds total were seen on count day, including one bird never seen before in the Interior.

The color and vibrancy of the summer nesters has passed us by, leaving us with nature’s toughest: the cold-season birds.

Although homeowners put out feeders, birdhouses, and birdbaths to attract birds to their yards, not all species are welcomed ...

This year’s count was highlighted by the presence of a record number of chipping sparrows being seen. In addition, a merlin ...

Coaches speak glowingly about how Gibbs-White takes time to advise the club's academy players. With Forest flying, player and club seem perfect for each other. Yet every youngster dreams of test ...

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And though it has been decades since the 39th president lived in the White House, it is worth looking back at how his single term, from 1977 to 1981, shaped the famous home. White House residents ...