The WSDA confirms Mason County’s first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in domestic birds, in a small backyard flock ...

The Washington State Department of Agriculture says it has confirmed the first case of bird flu in Mason County for 2025.

Fewer than 2,500 Western snowy plovers remain along the entire West Coast of the United States, and Alameda is lucky enough to host several of the threatened birds. Sharol Nelson-Embry introduces the ...

Mason County has its first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in domestic birds. The flu was detected in a small backyard flock of ducks, the state Department of Agriculture ...

Great Backyard Bird Count” asks people to track the birds they see and hear over a few days. The information can help ...

Experienced birders said they’ve learned how to look at a sea of black, when birds such as starlings, red-winged blackbirds, ...

Watch your backyard come to life as amazing owl species swoop through the night skies. Get to know the types of owls you ...

Lawmakers considered the goldfinch. Kids liked the scarlet tanager best. The whole thing took more than three decades.

The McCormick Bird House would be closed "until further notice," the zoo said. Two animal deaths at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago have been traced to an outbreak of avian influenza, or bird flu ...

Public health experts warn that previous bird flu pandemics have started because ... (Video: Austin Meyer, Drea Cornejo, CJ Riculan/The Washington Post) Both H5N1 and H5N9 cases were discovered ...

The first detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a commercial bird flock this year in Washington state has been confirmed near Tri-Cities. The Washington State Department of Agriculture ...

“Now that the snow and icy conditions have passed, we hope everyone can take part in the birdwatch to help determine how our birds are faring and see if the weather has impacted their numbers.” House ...