Participants are urged to bring binoculars, or some will be on loan. Participants in the 2024 Winter Bird Count for Kids gather for a group photo. (Betsy Mooney) This event offers children ages 8 ...

with its bright yellow feathers, weighs less than half an ounce with a wingspan stretching only 6 inches. A bug-eating bird, it is fond of dense stands of willow in mountain meadows.

The damages from bird strikes in the U.S. from 1990 to 2019 are estimated to cost as high as $500 million per year, according to the FAA. Damage to a plane's engine, wing, nose, or windshield is ...

"This is a first for me," said Jess Zorge, adding that under the Migratory Bird Treaty ... "The moment the bird extended its wings, you could see they'd been completely sheared off," she said.

Birds are vertebrate animals adapted for flight. Many can also run, jump, swim, and dive. Some, like penguins, have lost the ability to fly but retained their wings. Birds are found worldwide and ...

A truly shocking study published in the journal Science in September reveals a net loss of nearly 3 billion birds in North America since 1970—a 29 percent drop in under 50 years. This precipitous ...

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The northern goshawk, known for its agility and precision, has directly influenced the development of morphing wings and tails in drones like the LIS Raptor. By mimicking the bird’s ability to ...