A flock of birds in Rutherford County tested positive for avian flu. This spurs questions surrounding health and safety.

As temperatures drop, new birds are flocking to North Carolina to spend their winters in the region. Winter birds plus our year-round familiar favorites, like the vibrant Northern Cardinal and Blue ...

A backyard flock in Rutherford County, which is essentially a small group of birds in a residential setting, tested positive ...

Millions of birds are expected to fly across North Carolina in coming months, as the migratory animals fly south for the winter. Air behind a cold front travels in the same direction that birds fly ...

Coastal refuges and farmlands welcome migratory birds, but climate change poses a threat. Each winter, North Carolina’s coastal wildlife refuges welcome tens of thousands of migrating birds, including ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared 21 bird species extinct last week, including a migratory songbird that spent significant time in North Carolina. The Bachman’s Warbler — which the Birds of ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. The Black Rail, a coastal marsh bird, is one of the most threatened species in North ...

North Carolina egg and poultry producers worked to prevent the spread of avian flu known as H5N1. Egg shortages caused by the virus contributed to higher egg prices at the grocery stores. Robert ...

A non-native plant is known to poison — and often kill — hundreds of birds in North Carolina each winter. It’s an invasive plant originally from Asia. Their gorgeous red berries look like great bird ...