U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Kentucky recently seized a shipment containing dozens of dead bats and birds.

For example, yellow-throated warblers are extremely common in the southeast but get scarce as you move up north. Birders in Florida will see them pretty often, but birders in Tennessee or Kentucky may ...

Parrots are unique among birds in how they produce the pigmentation that makes their vibrant feathering. It turns out a ...

The flaps mimick a class of feathers that are key to birds' most daring aerial ... No Incentive for Older Birds to Make New Friends Oct. 28, 2024 — Like people, birds have fewer friends as they ...

The animal is a common fixture in its ... below about 4,000 feet elevation." The birds' only other recorded appearances outside of the Southwest were at Kentucky's Patoka River National Wildlife ...

And when a bird silently nods off on its perch, it may also dream as its singing muscles twitch. Could it be rehearsing in its sleep? A substantial proportion of bird species are songbirds with ...

Some birds migrate thousands of miles every autumn. How exactly do they manage it? Scientists built a flight chamber to find out. Some birds migrate thousands of miles every autumn. How exactly do ...

Discover the fascinating and controversial legacy of John James Audubon, the artist behind 'Birds of America' at this St. Pete MFA exhibit.

wait until birds such as magpies have finished with their nests before raising their own chicks there. Common sense should inform if an empty nest can be moved from a tree that needs trimming ...

If you find yourself struggling to stay awake into the night and find yourself waking up early, you are probably an early bird. However, extremes on both ends are not common. A 2017 study suggests ...