A new bird species — a small brown bird weighing about half an ounce — has black and yellow bands and a large beak, according to a report in Nature, the science journal, on Friday, August 26 ...

Researchers at the Bowers Lab in Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park are conducting a long-term study of bird species. The lab is tracking an "evolutionary arms race" between prothonotary warblers and ...

Researchers at the Bowers Lab in Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park are conducting a long-term study of bird species. The lab is tracking an "evolutionary arms race" between prothonotary warblers and ...

The team is "here to stay," no matter what, lead researcher Keith Bowers said, amid federal funding changes for scientific research.

Pine woodlands were restored in Mark Twain National Forest, making the necessary habitat for brown-headed nuthatches. The songbird is about four inches long. They are non-migratory, year-round birds.

JEFFREY BROWN: Indigenous people moving through the forest, enslaved people seeking safety and our own-present day lives all impacted by and impacting this landscape. DREW LANHAM: Were I the ...

Additionally, these birds often flock to fires, so it's not rare to see dozens of them flying around. Trying to pick out one or two birds holding flaming sticks amongst the crowd isn't an easy feat.

The gray-brown birds have distinctive red crowns, long necks and can stand up to 4 feet tall. Their loud bugle calls can be heard from up to 2.5 miles away. They are found in a variety of habitats ...

What might be Asia’s longest-missing bird just came out of hiding. For the first time in 170 years, researchers reported last week that a black-browed babbler has been found in Indonesia. The ...