Chuuby’s name is pronounced “chew-bee.” The misspelled Chuuby seemed like the perfect name for a little orange bird with a chubby beige face, gold beak and black eyes who flits around a train.

As luck would have it, she's spotted one of my all-time favorite birds: a spectacular male American redstart. He's jet black, with stunning, bright orange patches on his sides, wings and tail that ...

In honor of Halloween, I thought I’d talk a little bit about birds that are black, some of which are blackbirds and some of which are not. The first one is the great-tailed grackle. If you’ve ...