Birding

The mockingbird has been the state bird of Arkansas since 1927. An accomplished songbird, the northern mockingbird imitates other birds so adeptly that even computers cannot tell which is the...

The Limpkin is a beautiful and distinctive water bird that you can find foraging at the water's edge. To spot a Limpkin, you need to know what to look and listen for. Follow these simple steps to...

The Laysan Albatross is a large seabird. They can be hard to tell apart from other Albatrosses based on appearances, but if you know how to do it, spotting a Laysan Albatross can be easy. Here's...

Black Vultures are aggressive, scavenging birds. Vultures are distinctive looking, but telling Black Vultures from other vultures can be tricky. Here's what to look for.

Chances are you've seen a vulture if another animal was recently killed on the road or in a field, but you might not know what type of vulture it was. Turkey vultures are common. Here's how...

Towhees are a type of sparrow, and the two most common towhees in North America are the Eastern Towhee and the Spotted Towhee. Until recently, both the Eastern Towhee and the Spotted Towhee were...

There are 4 species of puffins. The Atlantic, Horned, Tufted and Rhinoceros Auklet live around the world and are identified by different outward appearances. The most noticeably different of the 4...