Birders are seeing a Tufted Duck in Callifornia, a Black-headed Gull in New Jersey, a Little Gull in New York, a Smooth-billed Ani. All of these are bird species seldom seen or hard to find in North ...

The bird world is a fascinating — and strange — place. From a bird with claws on its wings to another bird's ability to recognize human faces, there's a lot of interesting things to know about various ...

What Does a Northern Cardinal Bird Look Like? It’s hard to resist a northern cardinal bird. They’re lively, bright and amazing songsters. Amid the browns, blues and greens of the natural world, ...

There’s a new, high-tech way of bird feeding (and watching). An AI-powered bird feeder called Bird Buddy doesn’t only feed the birds — it takes candid photos and identifies the species of each bird as ...

For 45 years, Caroll Spinney has performed in the looming shadow of one of Sesame Street's most famous residents, the 8-foot-3 Big Bird. Spinney, who also brings Oscar the Grouch to life on the iconic ...

Have you had the joy of seeing a bald eagle? How about a Carolina wren? These birds were once unusual sightings for the Lower Hudson Valley — but these species have been spotted more and more ...

In the Harry Potter books, the starring wizard’s owl, Hedwig, is a female. But male snowy owls were used for the movie since they have whiter plumage and weigh only 4 pounds—slightly less than female ...

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 their ...