Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Flocks of birds have descended upon yards in North Carolina — but does that mean springlike weather is near? It’s possible for ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Joan Strassmann, Washington University in St. Louis (THE CONVERSATION) As I walked ...

The North Carolina Department of Agriculture said it’s one of three flocks in the state to become sick recently. The others are in Rutherford and Guilford counties. Officials said the risk to the ...

Flocks of birds have descended upon yards in North Carolina - but does that mean springlike weather is near? It's possible for people in the Triangle to see American robins, sparrows, warblers and ...

As I walked along Bolivar Flats, just across from Galveston Island in Texas, I watched flocks of sanderlings forage along the frothy wavefront as it surged and retreated. Nearby, Caspian terns, ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) The late Oxford University biologist William D. Hamilton discussed the advantages of ...