Birds are beautiful creatures that can make a lawn and garden feel even more serene. Providing snacks to supplement what birds naturally find in the wild guarantees up close and personal interactions ...

Bird feeders are a fantastic way to keep feathery friends flocking back to your garden – but they’re also a magnet for rats. Luckily, just one tweak to your feeder can keep the ravenous ...

The name of the project is “Operation Caged Bird,” named for one of the books removed from the Naval Academy’s library, Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.” Get breaking ...

The Sihek is among the most endangered bird species in the world. For the first time in almost 40 years, recently released Siheks have laid eggs in the wild. Conservationists hope to release more ...

As starling numbers fall to record lows in the UK, gardeners have been urged to feed them four specific food scraps to help them thrive. According to the 2025 RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch, fewer ...

Then came a Monday email informing Dayer that President Donald Trump’s administration was cutting off funding, apparently because the project investigating the role of bird feeders touched on ...

Dayer is still figuring out what to do about the loss of funding for the bird feeder project, which cuts off part of summer funding for four professors at three universities and their respective ...

Ashley Dayer’s dream of winning a National Science Foundation grant to pursue discoveries in bird conservation started when she was an early-career professor with an infant in her arms and a ...

Bird flu, also known as avian influenza ... Since its arrival in the U.S. in January 2022, the virus has also affected 12,875 wild birds. The public health risk is currently a low risk with ...