The bald eagle has landed in the U.S. code after President Joe Biden signed a bill Tuesday making the predator the official national bird. Congress passed the measure with unanimous support.

This species’ often confiding nature, distinctive plumage, pleasing song, and acceptance of human-dominated habitats make it one of the most beloved of North American birds. Polytypic.

The American tree sparrow often occurs in flocks of up to 50 birds. In habitat and behavior, they are much like field sparrows, but American tree sparrows are more frequent at bird feeders.

Just inside the doorway of the Northwestern University Library you will find a glass case that contains a first edition set of John James Audubon’s Birds of America ... Franklin’s suggestion for the ...

Bird flu has devastated poultry and dairy farms since it was first detected in North America in late 2021. But what has been ...

A new report reveals that more than one-third of all U.S. bird species stand in high or moderate conservation danger.