DENVER — This can be a tough time of year to be a backyard bird. Lush gardens and seed-laden vegetation have withered and blown away, heavy snowfalls (remember that?!) bury any natural sources ...

There are a few things you can do to help these hardy birds when the weather turns cold. Becca Rodomsky-Bish is a project leader of the Great Backyard Bird Count for the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Sixty-six of the flocks are commercial flocks, and 49 are backyard flocks. More than 8 million of the affected birds come from California, data show. The rapid spread of the H5N1 bird flu prompted ...

Health officials in Louisiana are reporting the first human death linked to bird flu in the U.S. Here in Minnesota, state ...

Stack branches to build a brush pile. Use the winter quiet to learn songs and calls of year-round residents. Your local robins and finches deserve some love, too—and knowing their sounds will help you ...

JUST SOME Bird flu has been detected among a flock of birds in a non-commercial backyard in Vermont, authorities said. The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets said samples from the ...

Jan. 2, 2025 — Birds are the undisputed champions of epic travel -- but they are not the only long-haul fliers. A handful of bats are known to travel thousands of kilometers in continental ...

and receive notifications when birds land to feed. The microphone also picks up any calls or songs your visitors sing while perched. The feeder even comes with an auto alert that shoos away pesky ...

A second case of avian influenza, also known as the bird flu, has been detected in a backyard flock in southwest Louisiana, the state Department of Agriculture and Forestry reported Thursday.