Bruce Beehler is a naturalist and author, whose books include “Natural Encounters” and “Birds of Maryland ... familiar Baltimore oriole, but its western counterpart, the Bullock’s oriole ...

This weekend, birders across the world, including in Maryland, will participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count. Thousands of birding enthusiasts count birds seen in their local areas ...

The highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, or bird flu, was detected in a backyard flock in Anne Arundel County, according to the Maryland Department of Agriculture. State agriculture officials ...