Van Doren plans to explore the mechanisms of vagrancy and how that process might feed into the evolutionary establishment of new migration routes. In the meantime, he’s urging other ornithologists to ...

PARIS -- A bird flu strain found in Europe represents a major threat to the poultry industry in countries crossed by migrating wild birds, two intergovernmental organizations say. Germany, the ...

The primary reason birds migrate is survival. Most species move to find food and safe places to raise their young. In temperate or polar regions, winters are harsh and food sources such as insects, ...

A young bird named B6 amazed the world by flying 13,560 kilometres from Alaska to Tasmania without stopping, setting a record ...

A tiny bar-tailed godwit has astounded scientists with a 13,560 km non-stop flight from Alaska to Australia, lasting 11 days. These birds undergo dramatic physical changes, storing fat and shrinking ...

Hummingbird migration 2026 has begun across North America. Discover when these tiny travellers will reach your region and why ...

The bar-tailed godwit has completed one of the longest non-stop migrations ever recorded, flying 13,560 km from Alaska to Australia in 11 days without landing.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bird migration represents one of nature’s most remarkable phenomena, where millions of feathered travelers navigate thousands of ...

Millions of birds pass through and above the Champaign-Urbana area on their way to warmer southern regions during the fall and winter migration period. At its peak, migratory numbers over C-U are in ...

Early in 2025, the School of the Environment awarded Investment Initiative grants to 12 Boise State faculty members. Julie ...

On a 2009 hike in the Huachuca Mountains of southeastern Arizona, a group of birders heard an otherworldly, ethereal bird song floating, flute-like, through the canyon. The hikers identified the ...

A Blackpoll Warbler on Southeast Farallon Island in California is one example of the many birds that wind up as vagrants - well outside their normal range. A new study from the University of Illinois, ...