birds

A bacterial infection that infects Canada geese called " new duck disease " has turned up in the Mountain West.

The Great Salt Lake is vast — around 1,700 square miles of state and federal public lands.This inland sea is too salty to be a big fishing attraction. But…

Field trips are kicking off the National Audubon Society’s convention just after sunrise this morning, as one of the nation’s biggest and oldest…

Two small beaver dams lie at the heart of a quarrel in Draper. County flood officials are ordering residents to take them down. But the homeowners say the…

The 18th Annual Salt Lake Bird Festival is taking place this weekend. The event is one of the most unique bird festivals in the country and allows people…

Utah agriculture and wildlife officials have joined together to help backyard poultry producers understand the threat of avian flu.Backyard chickens may…

A new study zeroes in on those odd times when bird flocks bypass their usual winter habitats because of the climate.Pine siskins are small songbirds that…

Water levels in the Great Salt Lake have dropped close to record low, prompting the Great Salt Lake Advisory Council to talk about how that low water…

Many Americans know the success story about the recovery of bald eagles. But few realize their cousins, the golden eagles, are in trouble.Biologist Steven…

Salt Lake County is teaming up with HawkWatch International to help study and track the smallest falcon in North America known as the kestrel falcon.Mike…

Biologists worry about the kestrel’s decline. So a Utah nonprofit is looking for citizen scientists to help understand the reasons behind the bird’s…