This year’s supplement has many changes that affect Caribbean or Central American birds that I will not cover here. However, there are three decisions that affect Maine birds.

WASHINGTON — At least 112 North American bird species have lost more than half their populations in the past 50 years, according to a new report published March 6.

After all, it’s the largest of North American herons with a head to tail length of 36 to 54 inches, a height of 45 to 54 inches, a wingspan of 66 to 79 inches, and can reach up to 8 pounds in ...

WASHINGTON — Bird flu has devastated poultry and dairy farms, and sent the price of eggs soaring in the United States since it was first detected in North America in late 2021.

North American bird populations are shrinking most rapidly in the very areas where they are still most abundant, according to a new study leveraging citizen science data for nearly 500 bird ...

A newly published study has found that nearly 75% of bird species in North America are sharply declining across their ranges, and eight in 10 plummeting in the very areas where they’re thought ...

The great blue heron (Ardea herodiasft) is related to herons, egrets and bitterns. It is a long-legged wading bird that is common along lake shorelines and in wetlands across much of North and Central ...

The American egret is smaller, totally white with a thinner, sharply pointed bill. A key identifier is that American egrets usually have dark legs, while great blue herons have lighter-colored legs.