Despite overcast skies, it is a great morning to see gulls, terns and shorebirds along Bryan Beach. We have made the trek to the little beach near Freeport on Saturday of Labor Day weekend. We aren't ...

If you pass by a fenced pasture with scattered trees and shrubs on a summer day, you may see a slender, light gray bird with dark wings perched on the fence or a telephone line. Suddenly, the bird ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A scissor-tailed flycatcher perches on a fence near Lake Hefner. This state-honored bird migrates away from Oklahoma in the winter ...

You may not think of grassland when you think of Alabama. But you’d be wrong: Alabama is home to prairie habitat, and along with it, some of its customary birds, like this one - the Scissor-tailed ...

A woman uses binoculars to watch birds near a lake in her backyard. - Mike Condon Photography/Shutterstock If you're an avid birdwatcher, you may have already ...

For fans of the board game Wingspan, and residents of Oklahoma, the scissor-tailed flycatcher is unmistakable, but for everyone else, here is a primer on this iconic bird. According to Neil Garrison, ...

While we marvel at the hordes of migratory ruby-throated hummingbirds arriving in our gardens, we may overlook squadrons of migratory scissor-tailed flycatchers amassing around town before they head ...

The striking scissor-tailed flycatcher is our only regular “long-tailed kingbird.” It is not only graceful and beautiful, but also common and easy to observe. Monotypic. Length 10–14.8". Adult: medium ...

A woman uses binoculars to watch birds near a lake in her backyard. - Mike Condon Photography/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links ...