Birders interested in becoming citizen scientists can help in the National Audobon Society's 125th Christmas Bird Count.

Contrary to legend, Benjamin Franklin did not call for the turkey to be the national bird. According to The Franklin ...

The researchers are trying to understand why the turkey populations in Putnam County, Missouri, have fallen. They have ...

Judge Jon Beetem’s decision upholds the law, which was made possible by a 2016 voter-approved constitutional ...

As winter weather moves into the Show-Me State, some of the nation’s most majestic birds - bald eagles - are expected to ...

When you sit down to give thanks and then dig into that Thanksgiving meal on Thursday, if the big meal includes turkey, you ...

Meleagris Gallopavo Day” is a bit of a mouthful. Which may be why this Thanksgiving, most people will opt for the less ...

The bird flu virus was detected in a retail sample of raw milk from a dairy in Fresno, California, state health officials ...

A new national turkey-counting standard was adopted by the state after decades of officials doing things their own way, the ...

Arkansas duck season began Saturday, and once more hunters found their way to a part of the state known as the Sunken Lands. The area covers parts of Poinsett, Craighead and Mississippi counties, and ...

The child had mild symptoms, was treated with antiviral medication, and is recovering, the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Avian influenza H5N1 infection in humans has spread to seven U.S. states, growing from 46 cases last week to 52 cases this week.