National Bird Day may have passed. Still, local conservationists say the message behind it remains especially relevant in ...

Across the Northern Hemisphere, satellite tags and backyard observations are revealing a surprising pattern: some birds are not just drifting off course, they are consistently flying in the opposite ...

On a 2009 hike in the Huachuca Mountains of southeastern Arizona, a group of birders heard an otherworldly, ethereal bird song floating, flute-like, through the canyon. The hikers identified the ...

Millions of birds pass through and above the Champaign-Urbana area on their way to warmer southern regions during the fall and winter migration period. At its peak, migratory numbers over C-U are in ...

When it comes to what birds have and what humans don’t, your mind might first land on the ability to fly. However, birds are also pretty good at navigating from the air… assuming, that is, they know ...

The distinctive northern bald ibis, hunted essentially to extinction by the 17th century, was revived by breeding and rewilding efforts over the past two decades. But the birds — known for their ...

Bird migration represents one of nature’s most remarkable phenomena, where millions of feathered travelers navigate thousands of miles using nothing but instinct and celestial navigation. This aerial ...

Birds are a barometer of the health of water sources, habitats, and air quality. A notable example is the use of canaries in ...

PARIS -- A bird flu strain found in Europe represents a major threat to the poultry industry in countries crossed by migrating wild birds, two intergovernmental organizations say. Germany, the ...

A Blackpoll Warbler on Southeast Farallon Island in California is one example of the many birds that wind up as vagrants - well outside their normal range. A new study from the University of Illinois, ...