How much have you ever paid attention to ducks? We see them flying in formation and swimming in streams or ponds, little more than set pieces for suburban life. Every now and again we might go to a ...

Minnesota has 23 species of resident ducks and geese, and 60% of North America’s migratory birds (not just waterfowl) pass through the state while they follow the Mississippi Flyway. There is no clear ...

I’M JACK KEENAN AND GREG WAGNER, PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER, NEBRASKA GAME AND PARKS ARE GETTING COLD OUTSIDE. GREG. OH, THAT MEANS BIRDS ARE HEADING SOUTH. SO, GREG, YOU’RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE ...

Late autumn is waterfowl time in the bird world. The number of ducks and geese continue to climb as migrants stop over on our rivers, lakes, ponds and ocean. Some ducks will stay he winter where water ...

Jeb Burnett showed me a video that perfectly encapsulates the mindset of the public land duck hunter. Burnett shot the video at the Lower Vallier Access at Bayou Meto Wildlife Management Area. The ...

Because of very dry conditions in the breeding grounds, duck reproduction was probably low in the spring for the second consecutive year. As in 2024, that will translate to fewer young-of-the-year ...

Scientists are still trying to understand exactly how a virulent bird flu is spreading through farms in the United States, but one pattern is clear: poultry and cows risk exposure to sick wild birds ...

One reached a maximum speed of 96 miles per hour. Another flew at an elevation of 16,800 feet. Others traveled almost entirely after dark. And all of them moved independently, unbeholden to airlines ...

Nick here. On my morning walks along the aqueduct connecting Lake Harriet and Minnehaha Creek, I've been surprised to see hundreds of ducks sticking it out in temperatures as low as minus 20. State of ...

Sure, the famous sandhill cranes are flooding into the Kearney and Grand Island areas in record numbers. But you don’t have to drive that far to see migrating birds. Just look for the closest body of ...