By Gloria Dickie In the forests of the Sierra Nevada, the black-backed woodpecker is without parallel. The bird appears ...

Wild birds in California have again tested positive for a deadly avian flu, according to the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. Highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, spreads ...

Stacker compiled a list of the most common birds seen near feeders in California using data from the Cornell Lab of ...

A new group of Californians is moving to Texas to help the environment and economy. A group of researchers at Texas A&M Commerce are introducing the California valley quail to Texas to help the ...

This story was published in partnership with Nexus Media, a syndicated newswire covering climate, energy, policy, art, and culture. Forests are critical to slowing climate change because they soak up ...

The songs of 102 male House Finches (Carpodacus mexicanus) were sampled in southern California. Additionally, songs were induced with testosterone in 10 captive females. Females sang only 1 or 2 ...

These houseguests are really persistent. Hundreds of birds have invaded not one, but two chimneys in California within just a few days of each other, according to recent reports. "It’s so hard to ...

Feeders and bird baths may be responsible for increasing the spread of a disease that has already killed thousands of birds throughout the state of California this winter. An outbreak of salmonellosis ...