The cuckoo, which has been spotted only four times in the mainland US, is native to Europe and winters in Africa.

Birds that end up far from home, like the New York common cuckoo, are known as “vagrants.” They’re fairly common during ...

Two sightings of a rare type of bird, a scissor-tailed flycatcher, on Vancouver Island this year has the birding community ...

Small-billed elaenia (Elaenia parvirostris) are small, greyish birds that live in South America. Unlike most animals we report on here, the tiny flier is listed as “Least Concern” on the IUCN Red List ...

If you have implemented birdscaping tips to turn your yard and garden into a bird haven, you probably have a front-row seat to all kinds of avian critters. You may be overly familiar with visiting ...

Whatever you call it, bird watching enthusiasts are flocking to Marshfield, Massachusetts, to catch a glimpse of a pink bird ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A very rare and apparently very confused subtropical wood stork somehow found its way to the wilds of Wisconsin. A hunter scouting for deer first sighted the bird Sunday in a ...

Even birds can get turned around from time to time. A rare subtropical wood stork was spotted in a very unexpected place recently – Wisconsin, after the bird apparently got lost in flight. The wood ...

The sudden burst of rare sightings has drawn attention and speculation. Are more rare birds actually arriving in Texas, or are people just getting better at spotting them? "The answer is a little ...

Texas birders have been treated to an unusual streak of sightings this year, including species that rarely, if ever, make an appearance in the state. In September, a double-striped thick-knee was ...

A bird described as a "rare" visitor from North America was spotted at Rutland Water over the weekend. Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust said birdwatchers had been "flocking" to see the ...