South Florida water managers approved a breeding program for an endangered Everglades sparrow that for decades has fluttered at the center of the debate over how to move water into parched marshes to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The little birds have seen a major population decline. Photo: National Park Service by Lori Oberhofer. The first time I saw a Cape ...

Pair-bonded Java sparrows show enlarged eye rings to signal breeding readiness. Birds are known for their elaborate courtship rituals and romantic gestures that are replete with beautiful songs, ...

As spring comes to a close and the migration season winds down, we experience a lull in general bird activity. This drop ...

Researchers can now predict the number of offspring a bird will have based on its prolactin and corticosterone levels. Some animals produce more offspring than others. Hormones like prolactin and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. taken in spring in my Flower Garden Taken with Nikon 5200 it sits on this peace of wood and sings everyday for a few ...

When Andy Bankhert spotted a small brown bird feeding fledglings on Soapstone Prairie Natural Area this summer, it marked the first confirmed instance of the Baird’s sparrow breeding in Colorado.

A white-crowned sparrow affixed with a lightweight radio transmitter (complete with a long antenna extending off its back), allowing researchers to track its migratory movements. Image Credit: ...

The Ramsar Convention is the world's longest-standing international treaty for wetland and waterbird protection. Signed in ...

Many of Europe’s migratory birds are declining, and the reason is often simple: their journeys cross too many weak points.