Birds

Migrating wild birds are spreading the virus to domesticated flocks, increasing the risk of eventually seeing a human outbreak. Scientists are troubled by the muted federal response.

As the climate warms, scientists are working against the clock to solve a mystery about why the Bicknell's thrush, which travels thousands of miles to raise its young on mountaintops across Vermont and the Northeast, is declining.

Hundreds of thousands of tree swallows put on a sunset show along The Connecticut River.

Hank Sprouse is part of a dwindling community of bird carvers, a group of artists who make lifelike birds out of blocks of wood.

Scientists tracking the birds in an experimental forest in New Hampshire have also tracked changes in the forest ecosystem over decades.

Millions of audio recordings of hundreds of bird species have revealed that artificial light is making the birds wake up earlier and go to bed later.

For the last six years, retired vacationer Rick Willever has delivered live footage of a family of bald eagles to online viewers across Vermont and the country.

Monitors found 174 nesting pairs in the state, up from just a few dozen less than 20 years ago.

Piping plovers have made a remarkable recovery in Massachusetts. But the tiny, threatened shorebird is declining in other states, like Maryland and Virginia. Experts aren't quite sure why the disparity exists, but they suspect food abundance and habitat play a role. Climate change may alter both.

Anyone in Connecticut wanting to purchase second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides will need a state license starting in 2026.