High in the dead branches of the shortleaf pine trees outside the Daniel Boone National Forest’s old ranger station is a pair of brown-headed nuthatches that are well outside of their historical range ...

Each spring and fall, the woods of Kentucky can serve as a rest area for millions of migratory birds heading north or south in search of more comfortable weather conditions. Hundreds of species, from ...

After losing a calf to a black vulture a decade ago, Tom Karr, who raises cattle near Pomeroy, Ohio, tried to move his fall ...

The scarlet tanager, seen here, eats insects and fruit. You can see it this spring in Kentucky. Ronan O'Carra, Central Kentucky Audubon Society As many as 3 million birds have flown through Lexington ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky wildlife officials are asking residents in three more counties to remove bird feeders as they investigate reports of sick and dying birds. Kentucky Department of Fish & ...

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, February 24, 2022 (ENS) – Federal officials this week notified the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources that highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird ...

(LEX 18) — Kentucky Fish and Wildlife officials say people living in six Kentucky counties should stop feeding birds as they investigate an "unexplained illness" that is impacting birds. Wildlife ...

Kentucky officials are encouraging people to report observations of sick or dead birds that may be experiencing an unidentified illness. On Friday, the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife ...

Wildlife officials in Kentucky and Indiana still don't know what's causing certain birds to die in both states, but they are urging people to do their part by not feeding them.The two states join ...

Readying your bird feeder and bath for spring visitors in Kentucky? Here are some bext practices to avoid the spread of disease. Flickr / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service An outbreak of avian flu, also ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Social distancing is now for the birds, too. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources is investigating a bird mortality event that might be spread by a high density of ...