Glacier-carved fields and ephemeral wetlands provide a crucial stopover for long-distance migrants and prolific breeding ...

I saw hooded mergansers on Sugar Creek, which is outside of Troy. I knew before long we would be seeing many species of ducks. All waterfowl migrate. It is believed that most waterfowl return to mate ...

More than 170 species of North American wild birds were infected with bird flu. Here's what it means for your backyard bird ...

FILE – A canvasback duck takes flight on a wetland near Rutland, N.D., on Saturday, June 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File) The work draws on survey data from the U.S. Geological Survey ...

For several decades, waterfowl stood out as a conservation bright spot with duck populations growing nationwide even as many other groups of birds declined in the U.S. But that trend has reversed ...

(AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File) A canvasback duck takes flight on a wetland near Rutland, N.D., on Saturday, June 22, 2019.

“These are the very real consequences if we are unable to conserve and protect the crucial habitats that birds need,” said study co-author Mike Brasher, a senior scientist at the nonprofit ...

FILE - A mallard duck rests on the edge of a path around the Tidal Basin as the sun rises in Washington, Sunday, March 5, 2023, with the Washington Monument in the background. (AP Photo/Manuel ...