All birds in our area spend some time in the air. We have no flightless birds. But some are better aerialists than others, and some make greater use of the sky. The question arises because many ...

The cliff swallow is another bird that might deserve the title "signature of summer." Cliff swallows are abundant and easily recognized. They reward close observation, because they are beautiful birds ...

Swallows are among my favorite birds to watch. Their flight is so graceful as they swoop low over water and open fields foraging for insects. They are a social bunch, too, often performing their ...

They sing gently outside our windows, these soaring symbols of nature’s grace. But sometimes birds’ behavior is more consistent with a war movie than a Disney film. A new UNC Chapel Hill study ...