Whether it’s because we destroy their habitats, discombobulate them with city lights, or allow cats into their midst, most wild birds want nothing to do with humans. But purple martins—shimmery, ...

Q. I would like to put up a purple martin birdhouse. I heard these birds keep away mosquitoes. Will this conflict with the birds that come to my feeders and baths? A. According to the Purple Martin ...

A wetland nature reserve is set to reopen after possible cases of avian influenza led to the site closing for four days.

Purple martins are expected to begin returning to Wisconsin to nest in coming days, but some bird enthusiasts say that after years of abundance in the western part of the state, the bird’s numbers are ...

I grew up in the Midwest, where each spring we would welcome the purple martins back. Then I moved to Cape Cod and haven’t seen a martin since. Are there any purple martins on the Cape or have I ...

"I'm part bird," John Gerwin chuckled, as he guided a group of volunteers and children through the process of tracking the Purple Martin bird at the Prairie Ridge Ecostation in Raleigh. "I'm part bird ...

Things went a fowl for Hillary Martin, of Orange County, when the bird smashed into her noggin on the park’s high-speed ...

When Zach Steinhauser was growing up, he wanted to be the Crocodile Hunter. The Lexington native didn’t want to wrangle giant reptiles per se, but he watched wildlife expert Steve Irwin’s TV show and ...

BIRD, MARTIN C., 93, died Sunday July 26, 2009 in Collegedale, Tennessee. Martin attended Southern Junior College, now Southern Adventist University. He served in the United States Army in New Guinea ...

Weatherbird cartoons that have graced the front pages of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for 125 years are on exhibit at the Field House Museum.

Mother Earth News Almanac: A Guide Through the Seasons (Voyageur Press, 2016), by the MOTHER EARTH NEWS staff is a collection of helpful information and advice to living a self-sufficient lifestyle.