While many people enjoy birding to witness the intrinsic beauty of each species, it's a bird’s behavior and its similiarities to humans that draw many birders to study and learn about them, says ...

Arizona is a hummingbird hotspot. People travel far and wide to see these tiny lustrous birds. There are at least a dozen species of hummingbirds in Arizona, the greatest variety of any state. You can ...

Arizona's Sky Islands are known around the world as a birding mecca. Birders who visit the southeastern part of the state can find species such as the violet-crowned hummingbird, Montezuma quail and ...

“ Of all the rare Mexican birds seen in southern Arizona and Texas,” so I read, “ the vermilion flycatcher is the gem.” One thing was certain: this Mexican rarity was not confusingly like anything ...

Enjoy the elegant trogon, a longtime summer visitor to Southern Arizona that now is increasingly staying for the winter. But don't get too attached to the purple finch, because that mountain bird's ...

Avian flu or bird flu was detected in wastewater in Phoenix, Surprise and Tempe, the Maricopa County Department of Public Health confirmed on Monday. All three of the cities conduct wastewater ...

Corrections & Clarifications: The ruby throated hummingbird is rarely seen in Arizona. A previous version of this article was incorrect about its prevalence in the state. Arizona is a hummingbird ...