While there may be some localized blue-winged teal around during summer, our area sees bigger numbers in migration. Waterfowl are a large group of birds well adapted to a wet lifestyle and include ...

The male mountain bluebird is brilliant blue all over, while the female ... avian ecologist at the University of Montana’s Bird Ecology Lab. The males are seasonally monogamous with females.

The western meadowlark is Wyoming's state bird.

Blue-winged warblers and yellow-bellied sapsuckers. Snowy owls and tropical kingbirds. Across North America, three-fourths of bird species are in decline, according to a sweeping study of avian ...

Dabbling ducks, such as mallards and blue-winged teal, can carry the virus with few symptoms because “these viruses co-evolved in waterfowl,” said Richards. But ducks can also shed the virus in their ...