Bird flu fears have focused on the poultry and dairy industries and human health. But wild animals are threatened, too—at ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to ...

Pigeons respond to the gaze of their peers, with growing numbers leading to stronger social attention - just like in human crowds.

New versions of the H5N1 virus are increasingly adept at spreading. Suggestions to either let it rip in poultry or vaccinate the birds could backfire.

One of the largest flocks of flamingos in a decade was recently spotted in the Everglades by avian ecologist and restoration scientist Mark Cook.

Papua New Guinea, the Blyth's Hornbill – Rhyticeros plicatus – lives out a tale of deep trust and complex family bonds. It's ...

On the evening of April 26, 1972, the 61-year-old ornithologist climbed into the back seat of a detective’s car at Bangor ...

The Chronicle conducted a blind taste test of rotisserie chickens from restaurants, butchers and grocery stores - including Costco - to find the Bay Area's best. Here's our list of the top 10.

Ducks return to a Long Island farm that lost its entire flock to the bird flu Ducks have generally been less prone to serious illness and death than chickens and turkeys. “Something has changed ...

Long Island’s last commercial duck farm is rebuilding after a bird flu outbreak forced the destruction of its entire 100,000-bird flock in January. The first wave of more than 900 ...

A family of Great Horned Owls has captured the attention of amateur birdwatchers and residents in San Francisco's Bernal Heights, becoming the neighborhood's "unofficial mascot" and transforming a ...

The "pecking order" of a flock is decided by the particular birds in the coop, and can change based on changes in the dynamic of the hens or rooster.