In late summer, American herring gulls and ring-billed gulls mingle at the shore, and also at the mall. Both are white with black wingtips. Not only is the ring-billed gull 30% smaller, it also has a ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. State wildlife officials in Massachusetts have joined a multi-university effort to develop artificial intelligence that can ...

State wildlife officials in Massachusetts have joined a multi-university effort to develop artificial intelligence that can recognize wild birds by identifying their individual voices. The ...

It soars on six-foot wings, graces our currency and stares out from a thousand patriotic murals. But how much do you actually know about the bald eagle?

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: Reddit A driver in western Arkansas was left puzzled after spotting a striking bird near an Arby's, later sharing ...

Johanna Harvey’s new paper in Wildlife Monographs describes how circulating avian influenza viruses show an expanded set of susceptible hosts and higher transmission rates. Johanna Harvey, an ...

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DES MOINES, Iowa – It’s peak migration season for birds in Iowa, and growing numbers of Iowans are getting involved in bird watching, also known as birding. Officials with Des Moines Parks and ...