For The Times’s summer birding project, I spoke to the field guide illustrator about how to sketch a bird. Here’s how he draws a black-capped chickadee → Start with a circle, then add an oval. Draw a ...

Readers shared their drawings and explained how it changed the way they observe birds. By The New York Times Throughout the summer birding project, we have been encouraging new birders to try ...

Many longtime gardeners enjoy inviting birds to their backyards. Birdwatching is entertaining, educational and relatively inexpensive. Setting out bird feeders is a great way to get started, but it's ...