I wrote about a number of unusual bird sightings reported in Yavapai County recently. Since then, there have been two more ...

CASTLE HAYNE, N.C. (WECT) - SkyWatch Bird Rescue is seeking bug donations to provide food for baby birds in their care. The ...

MOORE HAVEN, Fla. — In Florida's Everglades, few species are more closely tied to the habitat's health than an endangered bird, the snail kite. The Everglade snail kite is a raptor, similar to a ...

Swallow-tailed kites are a migratory bird species that can be seen in Florida for a portion of the year. Swallow-tailed kites make their nests in tall trees and are social birds, ...

But a late 20th century reintroduction programme has transformed the fortunes of this species. With centres of high population ... slowly glide over fields looking for worms. Red kites are a large ...

An eye-catching pair of harlequin ducks is on the front, and a swallow-tailed kite is on the back. The meat of the 65-page checklist is the birds themselves: all 443 species.

The gray-headed kite (Leptodon cayanensis) is known as the gavilán cabecigris in Spanish. It’s one of the 205 members of the Accipitridae (pronunciation here) family which is a diverse group of birds ...

In the Middle Ages, the red kite flourished. The forked-tailed, diurnal bird of prey enjoyed a happy working relationship with humans — keeping cities reasonably clean by scavenging on the refuse that ...

It's hard to believe now but these iconic and hugely popular birds were once almost extinct in Wales and the UK. Find out more about red kites, on the BBC Wales Nature & Outdoors website.

One in four bird species seen regularly in Wales is in "serious ... he said there was "real hope" as red kites had recovered from the verge of extinction in the 1980s to "about 2,500 breeding ...

Some 144 bird species had not been seen in at least a decade, but a project by conservation organizations proposes they all may still be hidden somewhere in the wild.

And the public can play an important role in keeping watch of this important species. "Anytime that any of our visitors see a kite, it is a great opportunity to report that sighting," Carpenter said.