Birds are vertebrate animals adapted for flight. Many can also run, jump, swim, and dive. Some, like penguins, have lost the ability to fly but retained their wings. Birds are found worldwide and ...

Love 'em or not, the vulture bird is an essential part of our ecosystem. Find out why vultures don't sing, how long they live ...

Parent birds deliver more than 10,000 to their young A pair of great tits will each fly at least 100 km to collect the caterpillars and carry almost their own body weight in a day Robins and wrens ...

Past societies developed a range of weird and wonderful explanations for birds’ annual disappearance. Some thought they became barnacles, others that they hibernated in cliffs. As recently as ...

Widespread and abundant in much of North America, the introduced European starling is arguably and problematically the most successful bird on the continent. Often characterized as bold ...

Bird watchers worldwide come together every year to count bird populations. This quick observation is a way to track how bird ...

An ongoing avian influenza outbreak in the US shows no signs of abating, as thousands of staff at the nation's leading health ...

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 ...

The Trump administration has disrupted the U.S. response to bird flu as the outbreak worsens, leading to confusion and ...

For questions about the survey or bird flu call the Department of Health’s Disease Reporting Line at 808-586-4586 or email at ...