If you see a Cooper’s or Sharp-shinned Hawk in your yard, consider taking down the bird feeder for a few days. Cardinals at a feeder are easy prey for a hawk. Removing the feeder will encourage the ...

Experts and health authorities say that while the risk of human infection with the H5N1 strain of the avian influenza remains ...

HENDERSON, Nev. (KVVU/CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - A massive flock of birds invaded a neighborhood. Residents in a neighborhood ...

Dear Joan: Recently, I noticed four small mounds of bird seed deposited in the fake lawn in my backyard. Neighbors have bird feed feeders in their yard, and I asked them to look at the seed. It was ...

When Vancouver resident James Lanz and his wife, Kate Ketcham, moved into their Cascade Park home nearly seven years ago, one of the first tasks they wanted to tackle was the landscaping. Grass covere ...

"The U.S. Department of Agriculture [USDA] and Oregon state veterinary officials are investigating positive cases of H5N1 in ...

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The California Department of Food and Agriculture suggests using a disinfectant foot bath with a scrub mat at the entrance of your chicken run or coop. Kari Koulmentas, who keeps most of her chickens ...

Amy Tan, whose new book The Backyard Bird Chronicles, started as a private nature journal of birds in her garden in Sausalito, came to birding as a response to American politics, specifically, ...

About 50 geese and chickens were confirmed last week to have contracted Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, the first ...

Bird flu has been found in at least one pig at a backyard farm in Oregon, the first detection of the H5N1 virus in swine in the United States, the U.S. Agriculture Department said Wednesday.

Create a cardinal haven outside your home with this essential guide. Treasured by bird enthusiasts for their song, beauty, and mating habits, creating a suitable environment will bring cardinals ...