Tarik Shahzad logged 294 birds last year, a new record to Cook County, which is a hot spot for bird-watching in the Midwest.

Shahzad, who works for the Nature Conservancy, said he spent almost every free moment last year looking for birds. The ...

Most birders, like Shahzad, use logs such as eBird to track their progress ... see the common species — you also need to find rare birds. Some of these are annual visitors in small numbers ...

A residence with backyard bird flock in Montgomery County has been placed under quarantine after state testing discovered bird flu.

A rare form of bird flu that can infect humans has been detected for the first time in the US, officials said Monday. The H5N9 strain was found at a California duck farm that has already lost ...

The United States has reported its first H5N9 bird flu outbreak in California, affecting almost 119,000 ducks. Both H5N9 and the more common H5N1 strains were found. The USDA is conducting ...

Fifteen rare birds have been spotted in a Wiltshire estate which will have an important impact on conservation work in the UK. Among those seen at Longleat estate were the lesser spotted woodpecker, ...

LONDON: A "rare" human case of bird flu has been detected in England, the UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA) announced on Monday (Jan 27). "The person acquired the infection on a farm ...

As early February brings another dusting of snow, garden owners are being encouraged to keep an eye out for a rare bird that tends to show up during snowy conditions. We're not talking about a ...

The first confirmed case of the rare H5N9 bird flu has been reported in the U.S. The virus was confirmed in a commercial duck farm in Merced County, California, according to the World Organization for ...