One of the facts about scientific research is that many times the answer that is being specifically sought goes undiscovered, and a quite unintended discovery is made instead. Such was an interesting case in 2013 concerning birds and storms. Last year while researchers were...

   My first reaction at seeing a video of a swimming Great-Horned Owl last week was that, to me, it looked fake. The video began making rounds not only on bird websites, but also made several large news sites. After the popularity of the video, I decided to post it. But it is for you to...

   Last Sunday I travelled north to historic Clifton, Ohio, to hike and bird the trails in Clifton Groge State Nature Preserve. For those of you who aren't familiar with the area, not only does the preserve have numerous trails, but it is also right beside John Bryan State Park which has...

   Can birds count? Your first guess may be 'no', but a new study suggests otherwise. The study shows a New Zealand robin appearing to be able to count mealworms in a dish. While the robin was nearby watching a person drop two worms into the dish, and then secretly sliding a false bottom...

   After just reading the title of my article, some of you may be confused. What is ‘species relocation’, anyways? Perhaps I should have entitled this article ‘Is climate change going to drive birds from their range?’After all, that is what many people believe will happen because of...

   Several articles back, I wrote about Golden-Crowned Kinglets. And as chance would have it, a few days after a Golden-Crowned Kinglet crashed into my window, which I wrote about here.    In case you need a recap of the latter article, I was in the kitchen when I heard a bird...

   Birds of Ohio's LIVE streaming Bald Eagle cam is now live for the 2014-15 nesting season. You can view the live streaming by clicking here, or by clicking the 'Eagle Cam' tab in the site menu. The FAQ's are addressed at the bottom of the eagle cam page.

   It was 1851 in Albany, New York, when the first ever House Sparrows to be released in North America were set free. There were sixteen original birds that were released. From that day on, the birds quickly began to reproduce and spread. It wouldn't take long before their population...

   If have you read my most recent article, you will be aware that the kinglets have arrived in Ohio. And just today I had a very close encounter with a little Golden-Crowned Kinglet, as I will presently relate.    Around noon today, I was in the kitchen when I heard the...

   Usually arriving right when the large wave of fall warbler migrants pass through each fall, the kinglets are special little birds. Living in Ohio only during the winter, they are a whole different reason for me to be singing (or at least thinking) a new version of the old Guy Clark...