Claim to fame: Hummingbirds may have the reputation of being Missouri’s smallest bird, but ruby-crowned kinglets have the distinction of being Missouri’s “other” tiny bird. Ruby-crowned kinglets ...

Consider a bird that’s often overlooked: the ruby-crowned kinglet. They are small and plain, and they hardly even sing while visiting us in winter. But that doesn’t make them any less interesting. It ...

On June 27, 1833, legendary frontier ornithologist John James Audubon was deep in the wilds of Labrador. He and his party were seeking new birds in this poorly known region of northeastern Canada.

I have seen the kinglet cousins on many different occasions. Mr. Ruby-crowned appears in mid-April, a tiny, curious bundle of energy who may pause anywhere to fuel up as he journeys to the boreal ...

As more and more of the national and international news seems to be increasingly depressing and alarming, I imagine that many of you, like myself, might be looking for solace wherever you can find it.