A backyard flock in Dare County has tested positive for High Path Avian Influenza (HPAI), also known as bird flu. The ...

When birds feed on nectar from flowers, they do more than just get a meal—they play a crucial role in pollination, ...

A newly studied Vegavis iaai skull from Antarctica confirms that modern bird lineages, like ducks and geese, were evolving ...

I’ve finally conceded that our area’s burgeoning wild turkey population is part and parcel of the winter bird-feeding scene.

When summer’s bounty of bugs, seeds, and nectar starts to wane, most birds in Colorado seek warmer climes with good food to offer. But one group of birds sticks it out year-round, subsisting on ...

Scientists found that when birds lose the ability to fly, their skeletons change first, while feathers take much longer to ...

Microscopic plastic pollutants drifting through the air are lodging in the lungs of birds, a new University of Texas at ...

An inky-black raven soaring over a landscape white with snow. Though similar in appearance to the American crow, the common ...

The Bean Life Science Museum celebrated Charles Darwin's 216th birthday with various family friendly activities on Feb. 15.

From the sharp, hooked beak of a hawk to the delicate, nectar-sipping bill of a hummingbird, every shape tells a story of ...

A survey of museum specimens reveals that more than a dozen species of the birds sport biofluorescence in feathers, skin or even inside their throats.

Of the 366 species and 112 genera of hummingbirds living in the western hemisphere, fewer than two dozen types migrate to the ...