Steve Dowlan, a retired natural resource specialist and lifelong birder, has discovered that one bird is deviating from ...

A common merganser leads (and totes) her young along the shores of Big Detroit Lake.  Simonson Photo. By Nick Simonson A good ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation added 12 new locations to the New York Birding Trail in July. Of ...

On a mission to record all of Ireland's bird species, many of which are dying out, Irishman Sean Ronayne calls his unique audio archive a tool to both raise alarm and bring hope.

Ducks, mergansers, herons, terns and gulls are just a few types of birds that can be seen at Portage Marsh State Wildlife Area.

There are two other species of merganser found in New England − common and hooded mergansers. What distinguishes red-breasted mergansers are their shaggy crests, super thin beaks and range.

The shallowness of Lake Erie makes it a haven for waterfowl, supporting a diverse range of species like goldeneyes, mergansers and canvasbacks. Lake Erie serves as a crucial stopover point for ...

The Department of Natural Resources confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, was found in a merganser recovered in early February along the Lake Michigan shoreline in Milwaukee ...

A red tailed hawk, great horned owl and hooded merganser ducks are among the birds felled by the virus, officials confirmed.

The majority of the waterfowl were red-breasted mergansers, a diving duck also known as the sawbill. Other duck species and Canada geese also were among the victims.

Dozens of dead and sick birds are washing ashore on Lake Michigan beaches in Illinois and Wisconsin, suspected of having the bird flu, according to officials.