As humans have transformed the natural environment, abundant birds have suffered the most—while some rare species have ...

A species resigned to mostly large lakes and rivers of North America’s northern latitude during the breeding season, common ...

Curious about why so many North American birds have disappeared over the past half century, researchers analyzed thousands of ...

Mallard Duck: America’s Most Popular Waterfowl Species Mallards are the most common waterfowl species in North America. They’re numerous, tasty, and decoy well.

The aptly named wood duck is one of a half-dozen species of North American fowl that utilize cavities for nesting. In Ohio, the common and hooded mergansers are the only other cavity-nesting ducks.

Almost 4,500 birds made up of 97 species have been catalogued in an annual count by the Bermuda Audubon Society. Although the figures are down on last year’s count by more than 1,000, the ...