I never paid much notice to the birds until I had kids. With the exception of the brightly-colored cardinals and blue jays, they all looked alike, and I didn’t see any reason to worry about who was ...

More and more kids are getting into bird and nature watching, a hobby that's been practiced mostly by older adults. Getting out in nature and looking for birds has long been a popular pastime, mainly ...

Sophia Haakman says she's been birding "more than half of my life." That's saying something, considering she's only 15 and became interested in birds around age 7. "I read a field guide, and I was, ...