Birders are seeing a Tufted Duck in Callifornia, a Black-headed Gull in New Jersey, a Little Gull in New York, a Smooth-billed Ani. All of these are bird species seldom seen or hard to find in North ...

The bird world is a fascinating — and strange — place. From a bird with claws on its wings to another bird's ability to recognize human faces, there's a lot of interesting things to know about various ...

There’s a new, high-tech way of bird feeding (and watching). An AI-powered bird feeder called Bird Buddy doesn’t only feed the birds — it takes candid photos and identifies the species of each bird as ...

What Does a Northern Cardinal Bird Look Like? It’s hard to resist a northern cardinal bird. They’re lively, bright and amazing songsters. Amid the browns, blues and greens of the natural world, ...

In today’s digital age, we’re constantly hearing artificial sounds– like phone ringtones, camera clicks, or car alarms. But here’s something surprising: there’s a bird in Australia that can copy all ...

There are few things as exciting to waterfowlers as harvesting a banded bird. Shooting a banded bird a rare occurrence, and provides an everlasting memento of that hunt, which makes a great ...

In the Harry Potter books, the starring wizard’s owl, Hedwig, is a female. But male snowy owls were used for the movie since they have whiter plumage and weigh only 4 pounds—slightly less than female ...

Avian influenza, or bird flu, has been confirmed in multiple parts of our region, and beyond. We're digging into the facts on this flu, and how some farmers in Pennsylvania are trying to keep their ...

The ruffed grouse has been Pennsylvania's state bird since 1931.This brown, chicken-like bird gets its name from the black "ruffs" on the side of its neck.It was an important part of the food supply ...