12 essentials every new birdwatcher should have
Grab your binoculars and hiking boots and open up your birding app and you're ready to start bird watching.
Officials say bird flu likely widespread in the state. What we know about the H5N1 virus
State officials say the highly pathogenic avian influenza – more commonly known as bird flu – is widespread in much of the ...
What to do if you encounter a bird or animal with suspected avian flu
Don’t be a hero if you spot birds or animals showing signs of avian flu (dead or distressed birds, multiple signs of sickness ...
Hard bites and slow songs: How beak size affects the singing and evolution of songbirds
Researchers have discovered that massive beaks and strong bites hinder the velocity of beak movement in songbirds. The ...
Soaring egg prices are piquing interest in backyard chickens
Keeping home chickens as a pastime has continued to grow since the pandemic. But if eggs are the goal, remember that it takes ...
Skull fossil discovery reveals oldest known modern bird
A 68-million-year-old skull fossil found in Antarctica has revealed the oldest known modern bird, which was likely related to ...
Merrill Reese has called every Eagles Super Bowl. His seat this time isn’t ideal.
Merrill Reese called the Eagles' first Super Bowl in New Orleans in 1981. He's back in the Big Easy 44 years later.
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Earth’s first waterfowl may have lived in Antarctica 69 million years ago
A few fossilized body parts hinted at an enigmatic bird's close ties to waterfowl like ducks and geese. A newfound skull may bolster that idea.
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Ancient relative of geese is the earliest known modern bird
A newly analysed fossil skull settles a palaeontological debate over Vegavis iaai, confirming it as a relative of ducks and ...
The Search for the Original Silly Goose in the Fossil Record
Some paleontologists think that fossils recovered from Antarctica are evidence of birds similar to modern geese and ducks that lived alongside the dinosaurs.
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Ancient duck-like creature discovered in Antarctica may be the oldest modern bird ever discovered
A new and nearly complete skull of Vegavis iaai discovered in Antarctica suggests that modern birds originated before the end ...
Loon-like waterfowl from dinosaur-era Antarctica is oldest 'modern' bird
Near the end of the age of dinosaurs, a bird resembling today's loons and grebes dove for fish and other prey in the perilous waters off Antarctica. Thanks to a nearly complete fossil skull, ...