Then, try bird watching. Make or buy your own bird feeder. Use kid binoculars to observe what birds live in your backyard. Go on a hike and look for birds. Volunteer to tag birds at your local ...

Nests are generally thought of as a bird’s home, but it is more appropriate to consider them a nursery for raising baby birds. S.K. Winnicki, a Ph.D. candidate in avian evolutionary ecology at the ...

On Thursday, as families and friends come together around a feast, millions of these households will have a turkey as their centerpiece. In many ways, Thanksgiving has become synonymous with turkeys.

Here’s a look at avian flu. Avian influenza, also called avian flu or bird flu, is an illness that usually affects only birds. There are many different strains of avian flu: 16 H subtypes and 9 N ...

At a time when misinformation abounds about avian influenza, more commonly referred to as bird flu, it is important to provide Americans with factual information about the virus. The U.S. Department ...

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Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, is caused by several strains of the influenza A virus that primarily infects birds. However, in rare cases, it can also infect humans and other animals. Bird ...