It was a quiet summer for bird flu: Egg prices fell a bit, fewer sick poultry flocks were culled on farms, and officials took a breath. “It was lovely,” said Shauna Voss, the assistant director of the ...

Standing in a northern Everglades marsh in 2015, biologist Corey Callaghan watched as an enormous flock of tree swallows wheeled in the morning sun. As the mass of birds passed overhead, Callaghan and ...

A study by Alan's Factory Outlet found that birds prefer certain types and colors of vehicles for pooping -- with brown vehicles and Ram trucks topping the list of favorite on-the-fly toilets.

Eastern WA commercial poultry operation confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza. State agencies warn migrating waterfowl increase infection risk for backyard, commercial flocks. Authorities advise ...

EVANSVILLE — Prosecutors dismissed a domestic battery charge against Evansville weatherman and television reporter Joe Bird due to a lack of evidence. City police arrested Bird on Sept. 27 after a ...

The largest-ever study on neophobia, or fear of novelty, has discovered the key reasons why some bird species are more fearful of new things than others. Published in the journal PLOS Biology, the ...

The total solar eclipse in North America on April 8, 2024, temporarily reset the biological clocks of some bird species, according to new research. The eclipse created a dramatic spectacle as the moon ...

Minnesota is seeing a resurgence in bird flu cases this fall. The virus has infected thousands of turkeys and chickens in eight counties over just the last few weeks. "We are trying to figure it out, ...

The relationship between sounds in words and their meaning is thought to be mostly arbitrary. Some linguists and behavioural ecologists, however, argue that the instinctive vocal responses that humans ...

Arctic seals are being pushed closer to extinction by climate change and more than half of bird species around the world are declining under pressure from deforestation and agricultural expansion, ...

Here’s the Central Texas bird forecast for the month, courtesy of Travis Audubon. Learn more about Central Texas birds and bird-related events for all ages at ...

THAT IS REALLY AS HEARTBREAKING AS IT IS STRANGE. SOMEONE RAN OVER DOZENS AND DOZENS OF BIRDS THAT WERE ON THE GROUND AND KILLED THEM. WESH 2’S MICHELLE MEREDITH IS LIVE AT PORT CANAVERAL AND MICHELLE ...