bird population

The ongoing drought in Kansas isn’t only parching crops and drinking water supplies. It’s also hurting wildlife as the Kansas wetlands that normally act as vital pit stops for migrating birds dry up.

Until recently, scientists believed there were about 9,000 species of birds on earth. Now, as Quartz.com reports, it looks like the number is closer to…

The North American Breeding Bird Survey is a cooperative effort between the United States and Canada. The bird survey is a long-term, large-scale,…

The annual Great Backyard Bird Count is scheduled for Feb. 12-15, reports The Rural Blog. That’s this coming Friday through Monday. The National Audubon…

When America adopted the bald eagle as the national symbol in 1782, there may have been 100,000 nesting eagles. But the eagle population declined, in part…

Diane VanLandingham owns ranch land near LaJunta, CO, and has permitted bird counters with Bird Conservancy of the Rockies onto her land to survey bird…

Some landowners are wary of the motivations of technicians gathering bird data on their land. The more accurate data provided by the bird census program…

A new program for counting birds relies on random data-collection-points across a landscape -- some on public land, some on private. Ranchers shudder when…