Birds

Bloomington-Normal is not a bad place to be if you are a bird. That's according to a study done by Illinois Wesleyan University biologist Given Harper.

A 20-year-old web developer has broken the single-year record for bird species counted in McLean County. Ben Guo recorded 264 species in 2021. The old record was 259.

When there is a large concentration of birds, disease tends to spread. This winter was an exceptional winter for finches coming down to central Illinois…

The John Wesley Powell Audubon Society participated in last month's 119th annual Christmas Bird Count.Audubon society member and ISU Associate Professor…

It’s a perfect night to watch for nocturnal birds. Calm winds, clear sky and waxing moon just above the horizon.I’m standing at dusk on the Lexington…

Bird watchers are out these days looking for visitors from the Arctic and other far northern territories that are wintering in central Illinois. Those…

More young people will have the opportunity to show livestock at future Illinois state fairs. Fair officials say they plan to expand the age requirements…