Why birding is suddenly everywhere and how to get started.

I’ve become The Bird Guy to my friends and family. When they see a bird they don’t recognize, I’m asked to identify it with nothing more than a blurry photo. When the algorithms feed them bird-related ...

Birding has gone mainstream. Here's what beginners should know.

Millions of Americans are getting into birding. Here's why.

There’s a brand-new series of seven field guides to help people learn about the birds found in their region of the United States and Canada. The All About Birds Regional Field-Guide Series is built ...

Field guides to bird identification — actual books printed on paper — continue to be popular tools for figuring out what birds you are seeing in your yard or during a trip to the mountains. In my ...

Pro bird watchers haul around $10,000 camera lenses, but you can start with $140 binoculars. Our in-house birder field-tests a few options. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote ...

Birding and birdwatching are interchangeable words for observing these feathered animals yet public interest in them is encouraging tourism boards, city officials and nature groups to flock toward ...

Bird-watching, or birding, is an admittedly curious pastime. You're essentially spying on little feathery creatures trying to go about their lives. Rather than landing you in jail though, this hobby ...

While spring and summer are the prime seasons for bird watching, our winged friends are everywhere all the time, and they often switch out with the seasons, especially during peak migration. The best ...