Reason for rare sightings Naturalist and Wildlife Photographer Mahesh Yadav, who is a regular birder said, “A sudden spike in ...
The American Woodcock is the latest — and cutest — bird to capture the heart of Gotham. Bird lovers are flocking to Bryant Park for a glimpse of the reecnt visitor, who immediately captured their ...
This spring, something unexpected is stopping busy New Yorkers in their tracks—literally. In the middle of Midtown Manhattan, crowds are forming around a small, well-camouflaged bird: the American ...
Calvin Murray doesn't need a calendar to know when it's March 24. Once his phone starts buzzing and doesn't stop, the former major league outfielder knows exactly what day it is. It happened again ...
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced Thursday that it had five preliminary positive cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, in Suffolk County.
Bird watching is something of a national pastime. Ninety-six million Americans are birding these days, but 91 million of them are doing so from home, according to a 2022 U.S. Fish and Wildlife survey.
A crucial part of birds’ eyes is unlike any tissue known in vertebrate animals. Their retina – the light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye – sidesteps the near-universal need for oxygen by ...
Rare attacks helped brand the cassowary as deadly, but habitat loss and human activity now pose a far greater threat to the bird’s survival. A southern cassowary stands on a beach at Etty Bay in ...