The Italian ecologist knew the trash hung from the nests of a certain bird, the black kite. But why? Many species of birds decorate their nests to attract a mate—but kites already have partners ...

A rare black-winged kite has been spotted in Jersey ... ornithology recorder Romano da Costa said he thought the small bird of prey had probably been pushed off its southerly migration course.

The verdict is not final. The 61-year-old man, surnamed Wang (王), acquired a black-winged kite through unknown means and kept it in a cage at his residence until the bird caught a fatal illness, the ...