Plastic waste has let common coots reuse nests year after year. Scientists have now used the trash layers to date how old nests are.

Two cats in different households in New York City were infected with bird flu, the city’s Health ... or feed them raw food or raw milk — common ways avian influenza can be transmitted.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Indoor public spaces with lofty ceilings and perch-able rafters like big-box stores can be bird-friendly environments. But with Avian Influenza A (H5N1) in the news, the ...

Tis that time of year again when the skies over Madurai come alive with flashes of pink, streaks of white, and splashes of ...

This bird, when cooked in the ordinary way, is about as palatable as a stewed kerosene lamp wick,” Edward Howe Forbush said ...

City birds are incredibly adaptable - they've found ... These small birds are common in cities around the world, thanks to their ability to exploit human-provided food and shelter.

Shirley Mast, of Lancaster, seconds Carl’s suet suggestion. It helped attract to her city yard the ruby-crowned kinglet that she reported during The Great Backyard Bird Count. Mast, a retired teacher, ...

The Boulder County Health Department reported earlier this month that bird flu was detected in a wild goose in Louisville, and the city and county ... Food is the most common source of infection ...

As more people and businesses utilize e-bikes, NYC’s infrastructure and ordinances need to keep pace. This has become all the ...

With the arrival of summer, the city's gardens and parks resonate with melodious bird calls, offering excellent opportunities ...

Another common problem for birds is called fatal ... But I will learn to adapt, the woman thought. I will be a city bird.

More common were washes of fluorescence down the head, neck and chest, or, for birds on different branchlets in the family tree, the chest and belly. Often the sexes differed. Despite variety in ...