A northeast wind was howling along the beach at Port Aransas as I led a group of intrepid bird-watchers interested in the difference between royal and Caspian terns. It's not an easy task. Even John ...

When Loveland resident Susan Baptista spotted a large bird with a bright red bill fishing in Upper Hoffman Lake, her interest was piqued. “I’d never seen one before,” said the wildlife photographer.

More than half a colony of Caspian terns on a small island near Port Townsend died last year amid an outbreak of bird flu, underscoring the harsh effects the disease can have on wildlife. Researchers ...

The males of a migratory bird species not only defend their young from danger but also lead them on their inaugural winter migration. A team of researchers from Scandinavia and the United Kingdom ...

The Army Corps of Engineers is considering what to do to give endangered salmon and steelhead a fighting chance against Caspian terns in the Mid-Columbia. The birds are nesting at Goose Island at ...

Tour boat captain Dan Salas radioed for help Saturday as soon as he noticed a drowning baby seabird in the rolling swell beside a barge anchored in Long Beach Harbor. Three minutes later, Long Beach ...

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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Wildlife biologists from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources estimate nearly 1,500 Caspian terns have been found dead along several islands in Lake Michigan — ...

LONGVIEW — A carrot-and-stick project to cut the number of salmon-gobbling terns on an island near the mouth of the Columbia River is set to begin, scientists from the Army Corps of Engineers say.

The Oregon State Police is asking for the public’s help finding out who injured two Caspian terns struck by an unknown vehicle at the Port of Astoria Saturday. Caspian terns are protected by state and ...