As the H5N1 bird flu virus mutates and rapidly spreads through American cattle herds — a first for the U.S. — doctors and veterinarians are fearful that if the virus is left unchecked ...

Some clinics in the state are giving $25 in gift cards to people in the community to get swabbed for a potential bird flu infection or to get a shot of the regular seasonal influenza vaccine.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Senate bill is making its way through the legislature that could change Florida's state bird after almost a century. Senate Bill 880, proposed by State Sen. Ileana ...

The crowned eagle is not the largest raptor on the continent, but it is the most powerful one. This predatory bird weighs between 3 to 5 kilograms, and has a wingspan that can reach over 6 feet ...

He died at the young age of five. His story highlights the cognitive abilities of budgies. These birds mimic human speech using their syrinx and brain structures. According to American Cage-Bird ...

The team combined bird data from eBird with publicly available data on land cover across the eastern and central United States to predict the number of wild bee species, initially using bee data ...

Jenny Bird's bling has a long list of A-list admirers. AFP via Getty Images; SXSW Conference & Festivals via Getty Images; kyliejenner/Instagram; Jenny Bird Page Six ...

DEAR JOAN: My husband and I have seen a very little bird – I think smaller than a sparrow – coming and going from this bird house. It keeps bringing more leaves and twigs, but it doesn’t ...

Each year, birds set out on their annual spring migration, traveling to their summer feeding grounds. This time of year is when local birds that went south for the winter return, or when birds ...

Bird beaks come in almost every shape and size - from the straw-like beak of a hummingbird to the slicing, knife-like beak of an eagle. We have found, however, that this incredible diversity is ...

Shakespeare often wrote about starlings, and the group wanted to introduce the birds to America. They released them in New York’s Central Park, and now there are over 200 million starlings ...

Florida lawmakers are considering replacing the mockingbird as the state bird with the flamingo and scrub-jay. This is the eighth attempt in 25 years to replace the mockingbird. The bills have ...