Many bird species have moved toward colder areas in the mountains of Europe as the climate has warmed over the past two ...

Often the first indication that something is out of the ordinary is a flash of brilliant blue and the screechy calls of a scrub-jay streaking through the yard, or the tin horn-like toots of a ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A meticulous re-creation of a 3-decade-old study of birds on a mountainside in Peru has given scientists a rare chance to prove how the changing climate is pushing species out of the ...

The slaty-masked tinamou, found in Brazil, is utterly unafraid of people. That could be its undoing, ornithologists worry.

When we first heard the tin horn-like toots of a red-breasted nuthatch in our yard at the end of July, we were incredulous. While the tiny bird is not out of the ordinary in the lower elevations in ...

Researchers have found that the risk of extinction for mountain birds due to global warming is greatest for species that occupy a narrow range of altitude. In fact, a species' vertical distribution is ...

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary will host its inaugural Birds and Brew event from 5 to 8 p.m. on Aug. 11 at the Sanctuary Amphitheater in Kempton. Proceeds from the event directly support the Sanctuary’s ...

A new study helps reveal why tropical mountain birds occupy such narrow elevation ranges, a mystery that has puzzled scientists for centuries. While many assumed temperature was responsible for these ...

Workers are putting the finishing touches on a three-year effort to restore 435 acres of former industrial salt evaporation ...

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