National Go Birding Day is Saturday, April 26, and since it’s spring and birds are busy singing and building nests, Oregonians who enjoy observing and identifying wild birds will mostly likely be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michael Sanchez's photos of what appears to be a rare blue rock thrush recently has made him the envy of the birding world. It's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday a Louisiana resident is believed to have been infected with a severe ...

With the fall migration underway, Oregon officials have noted an increase in birds infected with bird flu. Oregon Department of Agriculture officials said cases are on the rise, especially among ...

If you’re planning a spring break trip to the Oregon coast, you’ll need to watch out for the tiny shorebirds nesting in the sand. Seasonal beach restrictions will be back in effect this month, as the ...

Flocks of robins so dense they blot out the sun. Individual birds that are only brief visitors to Northeastern Oregon and rarely seen. A snowy owl. A gyrfalcon. A gray-crowned rosy finch. Birds with ...

Sean Gardner / AP As Oregonians share meals and gifts this holiday season, small groups are braving the winter conditions to count birds in the state’s rural corners. They’re part of the National ...

On an average night in Multnomah County, about 60,000 birds fly over the state, making their way to nests and breeding grounds. On Wednesday, that number jumped to 700,000. All told, millions of birds ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Two domestic cats in Oregon died in December 2022 from highly pathogenic avian influenza, the bird flu that began spreading rapidly in 2020. The virus can pass quickly and ...

SALEM — Nearly 800,000 birds at two commercial poultry operations have been euthanized in the wake of the latest avian flu outbreak in Oregon, the state Department of Agriculture reports. This is the ...

Of the 54 known cases of H5N1 virus infection in Oregon right now, most are birds. Some are cats. One is a human. None are dairy cattle, at least not yet. “I am ecstatic to be able to say that we do ...