John James Audubon, the pre-eminent 19th-century painter of birds, considered the snowy egret to be one of ... and several nests were placed on the branches of the same bush, so low at times ...

Breeding has decreased by more than 30% over the past three generations, according to the Bird Conservation International. RELATED: It’s snowy owl season in Michigan: What you should know to ...

BOSTON — Every winter, Arctic snowy owls fly thousands of miles south to Boston Logan International Airport. And every season, Norman Smith drives less than an hour to try to snatch them up.

perching on tree branches, and landing on bird tables. As the remnants of the cold, snowy season fade into memory, our gardens are becoming a hub for various wildlife, especially garden birds.

Bird flu has claimed the lives of at least four snowy owls in Massachusetts in recent weeks, adding the graceful white and black-patterned predators to its victims as it sweeps through the wild ...

The deaths of two snowy owls, one in Rhode Island and one in Massachusetts, have saddened bird watchers and left some wondering if the birds were victims of bird flu. A snowy owl was reported dead ...

The other bird, found on Duxbury Beach, was one of the three snowy owls that tested positive for the virus in the Bay State. The division noted that it can take days for initial test results to ...