Not a myth, Fred. Birds really do perform the broken wing act. But don’t worry, there are still plenty of other myths out there and some are kind of scary, especially on social media. Don’t you miss ...

Birds are in trouble. Their numbers are declining even faster than previously believed. How can we help our feathered friends ...

We have reached that time of year when going to work in the morning becomes more difficult with every passing day. The world is waking up from its winter slumber and more and more items of interest ...

Near Little Swamp Sanctuary in west Midland County, Barb Rogers and her husband Joe hear and see at least one killdeer each year, defending its territory in the small grassy area in front of the ...

The robin-sized Killdeer is brownish above and white below, with two dark neck bands that secure the identification of this species. Photo by Rhododentrites ...

The killdeer is a familiar bird that still maintains an aura of mystery. It is much admired for its "broken wing" antics, which it uses to draw predators away from its nest and young. Its call is ...

Fifty years ago, almost every child growing up in rural North America knew the call of a killdeer. A loud "K'deer, K'deer, K'deer" would announce his presence in open fields, pastures, wetlands, ...

Plovers generally are a group of shorebirds that typically go unseen by the average person. Mountain and piping plovers both are rare and state threatened, with specific habitat requirements. Other ...