Flight is a rare skill in the animal world. Among vertebrates, it evolved only three times: in bats, birds, and the ...

Although some range maps show American robins occurring in Southeast Alaska all winter, we don’t usually see them then. For many of us, robins are one of the harbingers of spring and therefore a ...

“Awkward” would probably be the most benevolent word I could use to describe the explosive launch into flight of the California quail. Certainly, the words graceful or athletic do not come to mind. A ...

Black oil sunflower seed is the best option for attracting a wide variety of bird species to your feeders. Hulled sunflower kernels are convenient but more expensive and require careful handling to ...

With spring comes the beginning of the migration season for returning birds after spending the winter in the south. There are at least 100 types of migratory birds in the local area alone, but many ...

Different bird species have different migration strategies, with some being more flexible than others to environmental changes, said Scott Loss, professor of natural resource ecology and management at ...

According to a new study, an evolutionary shift around 2020 helped the bird flu virus adapt better to wild birds.

Human-driven changes to landscapes worldwide are 'thinning out' the ecological services supplied by wild birds, eroding the ...

A scrape nest on the beach made by a pair of American oystercatchers. Just like the birds that make them, bird nests come in many different forms. Depending on the size, habitat, and lifestyle of ...