When birders go out of their way to see a bird I don’t think “cuteness” is the motivating factor. Most often when birders gather in one spot it’s to see a rare bird and that is the case with the ...

Your chances of setting out and finding a northern wheatear in Tennessee are practically nil. In fact, no one had even documented one in Tennessee until Tony King of Lenoir City discovered one on Nov.

Birds that spent their summer next to musk oxen are now leaving Alaska to spend winter with zebras. Northern wheatears are robin-size songbirds with tan bodies and handsome black eye bands. Wheatears ...

Birds that spent their summer next to muskoxen are now leaving Alaska to spend winter with zebras. Northern wheatears are robin-size songbirds with tan bodies and handsome black eyebands. Wheatears ...

Dartmoor, Devon: This one is an early-arriver after spending winter in sub-Saharan Africa, and it’s keen to show off its ‘white arse’ The first signs of spring shine through the shadow of Haytor Rocks ...