Residents and visitors often see swallow-tailed kites flashing overhead during the spring months as they hunt just above the ...

I vacillate in my opinions about bird names. Sometimes I like the names that are clear and technically descriptive. Sometimes ...

One of Southwest Florida's most popular bird species ... located between the black crown and white cheek patch, which are briefly displayed when the male is excited," FWS says.

An unusually long-tailed black-and-white corvid with a black bill ... Flight: relatively slow, with steady, rowing wingbeats, but the birds are easily able to quickly change direction in flight.

One of the most common winter sparrows, the white-crowned typically occurs in flocks, which may involve more than 100 birds ... Adult: black-and-white striped crown. Immature: tan and brownish ...