Arizona's state bird fends for itself against predators in the desert, making its home in prickly plants. Here's what to know ...

Outside of the breeding season, males appear streaky brown like females ... slender, and small-bodied wading bird. They have white plumage with black caps and black wing patches.

I am always interested in the unsung hero or the rulebreakers of nature. The kind of critter that is common, yet no one seems to pay any attention to them. Or the bird who is so common throughout ...

If you are like me, every time I look out the window it seems like the ground under my bird feeders appears to be moving. The entire area seems to be alive with little brown birds. Each one of ...

I am seeing just a few purple finches at the feeders now. Last year, over a dozen were here on many days in January. Some may migrate to the south […] ...

a long white eyestripe, a contrast of colors on its wings and carries a brown tail with some black feathering. A national movement in the late 1920s started the naming of state birds.