Male hummingbirds are starting their migration to Central America. Warblers and thrushes won’t be far behind. Soon, nighthawks will be swooping over soccer fields and open meadows, sucking down ...

Beginning in August and September, you may have noticed a lot of hummingbirds in your garden. Shorter days and the lower angle of the sun trigger hummingbirds to begin their southward fall migration, ...

But if gardening's not your thing and you just don't see yourself as the type to go on a long outdoor hike, you can still engage in spring's revelry and bring beautiful birds to your own backyard.

From hummingbirds to cardinals, bird feeders to bird flu — here are more stories about the winged creatures we love to see in our backyards (and beyond). Eleven hummingbird species have been spotted ...