"They get so excited to show us what they're seeing."

CARROLL TOWNSHIP -- A brown-and-gray screech owl slept peacefully, nestled in the nook of a dying tree.

The birds will be taking flight at the second annual Wings of Spring Confluence Birding Festival Saturday and Sunday, May 5-6, at the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary in West Alton.

Birding trip - The Potomac Valley Audubon Society will sponsor a birding field trip Sunday to the Sleepy Creek Wildlife Management area.

"One of the things we really want to stress is you don't have to be an avid bird watcher to appreciate Bird Fest"

Bird watchers will have plenty to see this weekend during the sixth annual Birding Fest of Southernmost Illinois.

"It's spectacular with the sunrise on their red bellies. When you see it, you think this is what makes life worth living."

Area bird watchers spotted scores of thousands of birds in the Hendry and area recently, taking part in an annual countrywide bird count.

To inaugurate an occasional series about birding hot spots in southwest Virginia, let me tell you about one of my favorite places in the southern Appalachians.

CARROLL TOWNSHIP -- A brown-and-gray screech owl slept peacefully, nestled in the nook of a dying tree.

This week's birding by Metro post covers sites on the Red Line. The Red Line runs a U-shaped route from eastern Montgomery County south into downtown D.C., and out again through northwest D.C. and central ...

Three species of ducks from far-flung regions appeared in New Jersey this week. Black brant is considered a subspecies of brant -- a small coastal goose that breeds in the High Arctic.

Audubon Society has set three field trips for the month, including one that starts at the Salem Audubon Nature Reserve in West Salem.

While not a true migrant trap on the scale of Rock Creek Park, Fort Totten does attract birds, particularly in migration.

Visitors to Kentucky's state parks have long been able to hike trails for birding, wildflower spotting or ridge viewing.

PHOTO FOR THE CHIEFTAIN/ STEPHEN M. VOYNICK Some 23,000 to 27,000 sandhill cranes migrate through the San Luis Valley during spring and fall migrations.

Birding is the fastest-growing outdoor activity in the country. According to a recent survey by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 51.3 million Americans report that they watch birds.

A series of lectures beginning Wednesday will draw on some of the big names in birding to explain how changes in habitat, such as loss of wetlands, affect bird species.