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The community was recently designated an official Bird City, joining San Antonio and other cities that fly the extra mile to educate their residents about birds, improve their habitats for birds, and confront the conditions threatening bird populations.

If you have a backyard birdbath and feeder, it’s a good idea to take them down. That’s according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The agency also recommends not feeding ducks and other waterfowl that flock at area parks.

On Thursday, a major birding society will discuss how how to go about changing potentially offensive bird names. There's resistance to the original plan to rename all birds named after people.

A study finds that carrion crows can be taught to count and make vocalizations that indicate the number counted, much in the same way that human toddlers do.

SpaceX is attempting to launch the largest rocket ever made into orbit this week from Boca Chica beach, outside of Brownsville. Surrounding their site in South Texas are some of the most sensitive habitats in the world, particularly for migrating shorebirds.

Texas bird enthusiasts are reporting fewer birds even at their backyard feeders. It mirrors a trend of bird decline across the globe.

The pandemic has canceled the Whooping Crane Festival, but tourism officials will offer alternatives for fans of the endangered bird population.

A noise-making campaign to rid Bird Island at Elmendorf Lake of its feathered population will take a break for the holidays, according to officials at the…

Parks and recreation crews have cleared Bird Island in Elmendorf Lake of its nesting vegetation for cattle egrets. The project aims to help prevent bird…

Did you know the cuckoo bird shaped pieces by famous composers like Handel, Beethoven and Mahler?