Using camera traps, ornithologists have photographed a previously unknown species of jewel-babbler in the forested karst of the Southern Fold Mountains in Papua New Guinea. The newly-identified ...

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — More than 300 bird species call Massachusetts home, but the purple gallinule isn’t one of them. The tropical bird is generally found in South America and southern Florida, ...

They want to help those in a ruff patch. Long Island’s largest soup kitchen is offering canned pet food and aiming to eventually serve meals to cats and dogs along with his hot food service, officials ...

A New Bedford resident recently found a purple gallinule, underweight and exhausted, in her backyard. Others were spotted in Maine and Vermont. Purple gallinules are warm-weather birds native to the ...

The New England Wildlife Center said a rare visitor was discovered in New Bedford last night. Around 10 p.m. on Friday, a woman called to a report an exhausted Purple Gallinule in her backyard.

The US experienced its first known bird flu deaths this year, igniting concerns that the virus could set off a pandemic in people. Nevertheless, it still reined in the outbreak enough to warrant ...

A waning crescent moon floats in the early light of dawn. Photo by Gary Lee. Winter has gotten its grip on the North Country early this year, giving skiers, both downhill and cross country, a chance ...

Gardening Ask the gardener: These shrubs and berries can help birds survive the winter Our feathered friends must rely on whatever food and nesting sites they can find, supplemented by bird feeders ...

In the winter, my thoughts turn to the creatures that live in my garden. Some are safely hibernating below ground in small cavities or literally frozen in mud (frogs and toads). But birds — both ...

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Every year, millions of birds migrate thousands of miles from Africa to Europe. This is a massive journey that happens twice a year and depends on timing and the amount of food. However, new research ...

For ecologists, the Covid-19 pandemic has presented a remarkable natural experiment in what can happen to wild animals when humans stay home. By Emily Anthes About two decades ago, the dark-eyed junco ...