How a winter irruption of white-winged crossbills in the Adirondacks sparked a lifelong passion for birdwatching.

Identification: The pied avocet is a tall, slender, and small-bodied wading bird. They have white plumage with black caps and black wing patches. Habitat and Location: They inhabit shallow lakes ...

Prominent black crescent framing lower edge of auricular. On perched bird, wing patch shows only as a thin white line along the leading edge of the folded wing. Adult male: grayish or grayish ...

Learn how to locate the easily-identified, boldly hued black-and-white warbler. This bird is an efficient forager for insects ...

The most widespread, numerous, and geographically variable chickadee, this bird brightens winter ... late spring and summer when the black-capped’s white wing edgings are worn.