The Seychelles magpie robin (Copsychus sechellarum), a black-feathered bird ... in your house these wild birds will join you, bounding across the dinner table to look for scraps or loiter in ...

This species’ often confiding nature, distinctive plumage, pleasing song, and acceptance of human-dominated habitats make it one of the most beloved of North American birds. Polytypic.

It’s a sunny February afternoon in 1982 at camp. The hot water hisses in the tea kettle on the woodstove. Outside it is 15 ...