birds

The Christmas Bird Count returns on December 14, with official counts at Bears Ears, Cortez, and Durango. Volunteers of all experience levels are invited to help track winter bird populations across the region.

A quiet moment at the bird feeder inspires a poetic reflection in this edition of the KSJD Outdoor Report from host Lacy McKay.

Yellow Warblers, Bullock’s Orioles, and Western Flycatchers are active in the Four Corners—here’s how to spot or attract them this nesting season.

Hummingbirds are returning to the Four Corners, and it’s the perfect time to set up feeders and create a welcoming environment. Learn how to prepare nectar and make your backyard a bird-friendly space.

This week on Regional Roundup: Rallies for immigrants, Sen. Bennet’s pledge for public lands, efforts in the West to take control of federal lands, and bird population decline.

A Cornell University researcher shares about the avian flu virus: where it comes from, and how it’s spreading from domestic animals and livestock to wildlife.

Colorado lawmakers have overwhelmingly rejected a bill aiming to protect workers who use marijuana off the clock. And a highly contagious strain of avian flu has been discovered in wild birds in Colorado.

Canadian photographer Tony Austin captured a crow in the process of "anting" — spreading ants on itself on purpose. At first, he confesses, he had no idea what he was looking at.

Huw Griffiths takes amazingly clear and close-up photos and videos of the birds at his window birdfeeder. He explains how he does it.

A new study inthe journal GeoHealth based on crowdsourced data shows that wildfires may have played a larger role than previously thought in last year’s…