Birds aggressively chase snakes away from their nests. This behavior, known as mobbing, is a defense system to protect eggs ...

One day in early spring a male cardinal carefully selects a seed from a feeding tray, then drops to the ground and presents it to a female cardinal. She accepts his offering, thereby engaging in a ...

An annual survey finds a record number of black-headed gulls.

The Missouri Department of Conservation is recruiting volunteers with strong bird identification skills for summer survey ...

The breeding seasons of wild house finches are shifting due to climate change, a Washington State University researcher has found. The breeding seasons of wild house finches are shifting due to ...

Researchers can now predict the number of offspring a bird will have based on its prolactin and corticosterone levels. Some animals produce more offspring than others. Hormones like prolactin and ...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources has closed its managed and owned islands, marking the beginning of coastal bird breeding season. Laughing gulls, brown ...

Learn how some birds migrate by walking, swimming or taking the scenic route. These birds approach migration in surprising ...

Slowly and subtly, the birding world in Ohio is changing all around us. Every year, new species of birds are showing up here, and some are nesting. At the same time, the numbers of some old bird ...

is taking pre-orders for the release of the second Breeding Bird Atlas for the state of Michigan. KNC coordinated the fieldwork and data collection which occurred between 2002 and 2008. More than 800 ...