As I walked along Bolivar Flats, just across from Galveston Island in Texas, I watched flocks of sanderlings forage along the frothy wavefront as it surged and retreated. Nearby, Caspian terns, ...

It’s not uncommon for still, silent winter landscapes to be suddenly disrupted by distant birdcalls. Within moments, half a dozen kinds of birds appear, flitting among tree branches, climbing up ...

From geese and pelicans to cranes and cormorants, many birds use a V-shaped flock to master the aerodynamics of long-distance ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Flocks of birds have descended upon yards in North Carolina — but does that mean springlike weather is near? It’s possible for ...

Virginia officials urge backyard bird owners to strengthen biosecurity as wild waterfowl migration resumes this fall, amid concerns over Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). The Virginia ...

I’m veering away from gardening this week to discuss an emerging issue concerning backyard flocks of chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese that many people in the area have. The Washington Department of ...

Washington had nine instances of highly pathogenic avian influenza from mid-November through mid-December, though all of those were in backyard flocks and 290 birds were affected, according to USDA ...