Male cardinals have striking bright red bodies and feathered tufts ... Scarlet tanagers have a sweet tooth and are known to feast on wild berries. These birds are about the same size as robins ...

The Department of Natural Resources confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, was found in a merganser recovered in early February along the Lake Michigan shoreline in Milwaukee County ...

Massachusetts lawmakers want to restrict a type of rat poison that is particularly dangerous to birds, pets and wildlife.

Those red flags include any outbreaks of bird flu ... from people being exposed to infected animals. Typically, wild birds spread the virus to domestic animals, including poultry and dairy cattle.