While many people enjoy birding to witness the intrinsic beauty of each species, it's a bird’s behavior and its similiarities to humans that draw many birders to study and learn about them, says ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The bald eagle officially became the U.S. national bird after a Christmas Eve proclamation signed by President Joe Biden only ...

Birds that call Arizona's desert ecosystem home — including the state's iconic cactus wren — are in serious decline, according to a sweeping new conservation report. Why it matters: Birds are ...

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A global outbreak of avian flu is reaching Arizona, though officials believe the public health risk remains low. According to the Centers for Disease Control, H5 bird flu has spread in wild birds ...

Arizona's Sky Islands are known around the world as a birding mecca. Birders who visit the southeastern part of the state can find species such as the violet-crowned hummingbird, Montezuma quail and ...

Enjoy the elegant trogon, a longtime summer visitor to Southern Arizona that now is increasingly staying for the winter. But don't get too attached to the purple finch, because that mountain bird's ...

ALMOST or quite the brightest bird that I saw in Arizona — the Arizona cardinal, well named superbus, being a doubtful exception — was the vermilion flycatcher. I had heard of it as sometimes ...

While many avoid Arizona in the summertime due to excessive temperatures, dedicated birders know that this sweltering season one of the most spectacular times to birdwatch in this state, especially in ...