Prairie birds are rapidly disappearing from grasslands across the United States, and scientists are sounding the alarm since birds are indicators of ecosystem health. According to The Chicago Tribune, ...

Sarah Gilmore, a raptor educator with Michigan Avian Experience, based in Brooklyn, shares some facts about the bald eagle with students, parents and guests Tuesday evening, Feb. 13, 2024, at Adrian's ...

WASHINGTON — Prairie dogs are the Paul Reveres of the Great Plains: They bark to alert neighbors to the presence of predators, with separate calls for dangers coming by land or by air. “Prairie dogs ...

Lesser prairie chickens scatter in the early morning during mating season. Ashland — In the remaining grasslands in Kansas lives the lesser prairie chicken, a stocky, quail-like bird that used to roam ...

CHICAGO — The dapper black and yellow bobolink likes the Chicago area so much he flies there every spring from South America — a journey of about 6,000 miles. By no means depleted, the plucky visitor ...

RURAL VERMILLION, S.D. -- Spirit Mound is alive these days with the buzz of bees, chirps of crickets and the call-and-response of dozens of bird species, melodious and raucous. The grind of ...

A group of photographers stood near a stand of deciduous trees wondering whether the chilly wind was rustling winter’s fallen tree leaves scattered over the ground at the Coastal Prairie Conservancy’s ...

With a reputation as a home for eagles, Sauk Prairie could soon be known statewide as a bird haven. The Ferry Bluff Eagle Council is in the early stages of seeking recognition for Sauk Prairie's bird ...

According to The Chicago Tribune, a new State of the Birds report by scientists from U.S. bird conservation organizations revealed that populations of grassland birds have dropped by 43% since 1970 — ...