Mixed-species bird flocks are dynamic assemblages observed across a range of forest ecosystems, from tropical rainforests to temperate woodlands. These flocks, formed by a diversity of species, are ...

Bird flu is back in the headlines, and if you keep a few hens behind the garage or a full mixed flock on the edge of town, ...

After weeks of waiting eagerly to dust off the binoculars, New Mexico birdwatchers are getting their fix as flocks of late-arriving migrant avians pour into the state. The spring migration for birds — ...

Joan Strassman wrote a book, The Social Lives of Birds, and this piece might increase sales of this book since it is about the same topic and is cited. The late Oxford University biologist William D.

A shape-shifting flock of thousands of starlings, called a murmuration, is amazing to see. As many as 750,000 birds join together in flight. The birds spread out and come together. The flock splits ...

The bird flu has been detected in a commercial flock in Buena Vista County, the state announced Friday. This is the sixth detection in Iowa this year. Around 400,000 pullet birds, or young chickens ...

As temperatures drop, especially at night, smaller birds are driven by the need to replenish vital body-fat. Warm-blooded ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) The late Oxford University biologist William D. Hamilton discussed the advantages of ...

Every winter, Bangladesh transforms into a living aviary as migratory birds arrive in breathtaking numbers. From the icy heights of the Tibetan Plateau, Bar-headed Geese, known locally as Dhushar ...