Brainerd, Minn. – They once were called bird-watchers. Now the preferred term is birders. And bird-watching is regularly referred to as birding. A bird-watcher was once oversimplified, thought of as ...

Bird species richness, abundance, the abundance of individual species, and bird community composition were investigated to determine the impact of recent timber harvesting on 47 forest stands in ...

Yes and no: It depends on how you classify animals. There are two main classification systems – the Linnaean system which groups organisms by characteristics and the phylogenetics system, which ...

With warm weather comes migratory birds flying north to feed and raise families during long, sunny days. Controlled burns are done at the preserve to revitalize its ecosystem. The impact is tracked on ...

Old-growth forests and managed forests with old-growth characteristics can provide relief from climate change for some bird species, research by the Oregon State University College of Forestry ...

To build its nest, a bird won’t go for any old twig. Somehow, birds pick and choose material that will create a cozy, sturdy nest. “That’s just totally mystifying to me,” says physicist Hunter King of ...

The bird name game continues. In winter, Berkshire birders delight in catching sight of small gulls sweeping over our lakes and ponds. Bonies! Bonaparte’s gulls have arrived. How long will this ...