Other northern finch species such as Pine Siskin, and Pine Grosbeak made an appearance on the count but are still relatively ...

The warm, dry fall and early winter allowed several lakes in our area to remain relatively ice-free, and that provided the ...

The 2024 Delta Marsh/Portage Plains Christmas Bird Count (CBC) celebrated its 50th anniversary on December 28, making it one ...

Cook would drive west to San Francisco, where he and his wife, Donna, lived the other half of the year. Come April, he’d return, as would the birds. “I like being back here with the eagles,” he said.

Every year birders tell me there were “not many” birds or it was very “quiet out there,” but we still seem to get around the same number, around 4,000 individual birds. This year’s total was bigger ...

Up in the tree, magpies had built a nest from a staggering 1,500 pieces of metal spikes. Auke-Florian Hiemstra, the study lead author, described it as an “impregnable fortress” as birds use ...

The storm of the year did not show up last weekend, as predicted, but put at least an inch and a half of snow on the ground ...

The spread of the bird flu among humans and other mammals in the United States has sparked some concern among public health experts in recent weeks, though U.S. officials say the risk it currently ...

Local birdwatching enthusiasts tallied 57 species of birds during the 64th consecutive Grand Forks Christmas Bird Count, held Sunday, Dec. 15, in a 15-mile “count circle” that included both ...

The first case of the H5N1 virus, known as bird flu, in the U.S. was reported earlier this month after a patient had been exposed to sick and dead birds. The case was confirmed on December 13 ...

The bird of brown and white feathers has long represented the United States as a majestic and soaring symbol, but only this week did a law make it official. By Sara Ruberg The bald eagle received ...

The birds soon follow. Hundreds of thousands of squawking, migrating shorebirds descend on these beaches to gorge themselves on the protein- and fat-rich eggs. Over the course of a week ...