This Friday marks the first Fourth of July that the bald eagle – often seen flying near lakes across the Inland Northwest – is our country’s national bird.

Because teams have to spend 90% of the salary cap by the first day of the regular season, expect Brooklyn to be active in ...

Capt. Brandon Minneman, 43, a 17-year veteran of Kent-based Puget Sound Fire, died June 24 of cancer.

The tracking system could not be more user-friendly. Participants need to report the number of birds they spotted and ...

You’re outside when suddenly you hear an unfamiliar chirp. Looking around, you wonder, “Is it a squirrel?” “Is it a bat?” And ...

In fact, when John and his wife, Abigail Adams, moved in in 1800, the White House was barely finished. The house was kept ...

A simple name for a beautifully simple song. The chiffchaff’s “chiff-chaff” call marks the sound of spring across Europe. Listen to this clear and rhythmic birdsong echoing through the forest.

Jam-packed with waterfalls tumbling through dramatic gorges, the vibrant college town of Ithaca in New York’s Finger Lakes ...

My family moved to Glen Ellyn from Chicago in 1997. Right away I joined the DuPage Birding Club, and 11 years later I took a ...

Becca Rowland’s quirky book “Bird Talk” helps readers identify bird calls by comparing them to everyday sounds like car ...

This bird is rated R, parental advisory required, a real sour patch kid if one side was sugar and the other side was arsenic, ...

Paul Kennard knew Mount Rainier was in trouble when its most-visited tourist attraction melted. “I think the real warning ...