In this mural by artist Jessie Salinas, a Sharp-shinned Hawk soars across the side of a shed, clutching a sprig of native ...

The Tennessee Warbler is a petite species with a surprisingly loud song, a three-part series of staccato notes. It can be ...

The calls of these resident stalwarts serve as an alarm bell for migrating songbirds—and a helpful beacon for birders.

Plate 142 American Sparrow Hawk. We have few more beautiful Hawks in the United States than this active little species, and I ...

Plate 156 American Crow. The Crow is an extremely shy bird, having found familiarity with man no way to his advantage. He is ...

While at Labrador I was much disappointed at not finding a single bird of this species, although the White-winged Crossbill ...

AMERICAN FIERY-CROWNED WREN, Regulus tricolor, Nutt. Man., vol. i. p. 420. AMERICAN GOLDEN-CRESTED WREN, Regulus tricolor, ...

MALLORY." Another communication is as follows: "The Flamingo is a kind of bird that lives in lagoons having a communication ...

Plate 418 American Ptarmigan and White-tailed Grous. Read more about these species in our Bird Guide: Rock Ptarmigan, ...

Plate 408 American Scoter Duck. The American Scoter ranges along the whole coast of our Atlantic States, in the latter part ...

The insect secured, the lovely Redstart reascends, perches, and sings a different note, equally clear, and which may be ...