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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

BOSSIER PARISH, La. — Testing has confirmed a case of avian influenza in a backyard flock in Bossier Parish, Louisiana. The backyard flock owner alerted the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and ...

Federal health officials have attributed the deaths of birds in a “backyard flock” in Bossier Parish to the strain of avian influenza that has spread among poultry and livestock farms as well as 61 ...