Sea ducks such as Common eiders, grassland birds such as Western meadowlarks and Lark buntings, and forest species such as Pinyon jays in the West and Bachman's sparrow in the East are among a wide ...

The Weeping Japanese Cherry, sometimes called the Higan Cherry, is interspersed between the Yoshino, Akebono, and Kwanzan cherry trees. The flowers of the Weeping Cherry vary, blossoming as single or ...

A new report says at least 112 North American bird species have lost more than half their populations in the past 50 years.

U.S. bird populations are experiencing alarming declines due to factors such as habitat loss and climate change, according to ...

The Bullock’s oriole, a native of the Great Plains or Far West, typically spends winters in Mexico. Bruce Beehler is a naturalist and author, whose books include “Natural Encounters” and “Birds of ...

In response to this season’s high flu activity and the ongoing avian flu outbreaks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has advised clinicians and laboratories to conduct subtype ...

Sky-high egg prices have drawn renewed attention to the bird flu outbreak, which has caused more than 166 million wild and domestic birds in the U.S. to die since it began in 2022.

With bird flu impacting farms across the country and driving up egg prices, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) is urging the ...

According to the Washington State Department of Agriculture, pet owners reported feeding the cats Wild Coast Raw food, which was identified as a possible source of bird flu infection earlier in ...

Washington state officials are warning pet owners that two domesticated indoor cats have become infected with the bird flu after consuming potentially contaminated pet food. The Washington State ...

To achieve compliance, Washington launched a $2.6 billion infrastructure project in 2011. DC Water’s Clean Rivers Project will eventually build multiple miles-long underground storage basins to ...