With fall bird migration underway, scientists are already seeing a new wave of bird flu outbreaks. More than 3.5 million poultry have died in the last 30 days. That's according to the USDA. In ...

California’s diverse climate and sprawling urban areas have made the western state an unexpected hotspot for non-native ...

By Gloria Dickie In the forests of the Sierra Nevada, the black-backed woodpecker is without parallel. The bird appears almost born of fire, thriving on the flames that flicker through California’s ...

A small bird called the Wilson’s phalarope journeys thousands of miles between California’s Mono Lake and another salt lake in Argentina. The species has inspired connections between scientists and ...

Oct 11 (Reuters) - U.S. and California health officials confirmed two new cases of H5N1 bird flu in dairy farm workers in the state on Friday, bringing the total of infected dairy workers in that ...

California is one of the largest states in the United States and one of the largest sub-national economies in the world. Indeed, it’s like a country all its own, full of thriving industries, ...

Stacker compiled a list of the most commonly hunted migratory birds in California using data from a report released by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in August 2025. Duck and goose species are ...