Q: What is avian influenza? Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, is a viral infection that primarily affects birds but ...

Since 1979, the numbers of these huge birds of prey have dropped by 50%, and they’re disappearing from the shrubby habitat of ...

While studying some of the birds feeding in my backyard, I saw a small woodpecker that acted and looked like a Downy. The ...

Wild birds are dying by the thousands in the Treasure Valley because of avian flu outbreaks, according to a news release from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. The agency said Wednesday that ...

The Ruth Melichar Bird Center is a non-profit that rehabilitates birds and gets them back into the wild with a release rate around 75 percent.

I saw the first greater sandhill cranes of the year, 16 of them in the Burton area of Madison County. They dropped in along ...

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is seeking information regarding the illegal killing of two trumpeter swans and three mule deer in southeast Idaho during the last week of December 2024.

This is the third piece on where some of our favorite breeding birds spend the winter. I started (Parts I and II) with ...

The male wood duck is one of the most beautiful birds on Earth. We’re lucky we can see them almost any day of the week, any ...

The Archives of Falconry in Boise is preparing to reopen, showcasing what they say is the largest collection of falconry ...

The birds are coming back. I heard and saw my first bird of the spring season last Saturday. I know spring doesn't officially ...

New research shows that ingesting plastic can cause organ dysfunction and other health problems in birds.