Southbound warblers and other insect-eating birds are supposed to be peaking about now.

Shorebirds come in many sizes and shapes.

I associate the arrival of a northern waterthrush with the start of the southward songbird migration.

Are hummingbirds really pugnacious? Many observers think so but I say they are not always feisty.

An estimated 2,800 birds were migrating over the Vineyard on the night of August 14, with a peak of 800 birds flying at dawn on August 15.

Mourning doves are seldom mentioned in this column because they are common.