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A spike in wild bird flu cases across Iowa has researchers watching migration patterns, testing carcasses, and swabbing beaks ...

As the virus settles into a fall-and-winter cycle, bald eagles are drawing particular interest from scientists.

Missouri’s rivers, lakes, and wetlands may seem dormant of human activity for much of the winter, but they’re annually booked by thousands of feathered travelers on migration routes. Arguably, none ...

Tracking bald eagle migrations for several years revealed that the birds begin to fly north in the summer and fly south again in the winter. While these migratory tendencies are associated with ...

Millions of birds pass through and above the Champaign-Urbana area on their way to warmer southern regions during the fall and winter migration period. At its peak, migratory numbers over C-U are in ...