VALLEY PARK, Mo. — A rare seasonal visitor to Missouri is recovering at the World Bird Sanctuary after being hit by a car. The World Bird Sanctuary says that a Northern saw-whet owl, one of the ...

A 75-year-old bird has returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge for the 2025/2026 nesting season. She is the oldest known wild bird ever recorded and remains an active breeder. The Laysan ...

A rare species prized by birders in Southern Arizona has been unceremoniously stripped of its elegance, and at least one local expert isn’t happy about the change. A leading panel of taxonomists ...

For humans, sleep is a necessity, a mystery, and a luxury. It’s not known why we need it but we do—and an hour more or less of it can make your day either great or grumpy. Most animals sleep, too, ...

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 ...