“Woodpeckers, for example, are cavity nesters, so they make a hole in dead trees and raise their young there — and so you ...

The species is “very territorial” and aggressive, and threatens native bird species, the California Department of Fish and ...

California has a way of exaggerating things—mountains, deserts, and egos. But its insects? They take excess to another level.

Invasive mute swans are disturbing ecosystems in California and eating loads of food! Hunters will now help control them.

Hunters will now be allowed to kill mute swans starting Jan. 1, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Birds that end up far from home, like the New York common cuckoo, are known as “vagrants.” They’re fairly common during ...

Californians sometimes keep the animal as aesthetic 'pets' at their homes or across city parks. They weigh between 25-30 ...

The picturesque “wedding swan” can now be legally shot in California year-round, without a license.

Mute swans are not protected under the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act, as they were introduced from Europe in the ...

The picturesque “wedding swan” can now be legally shot in California year-round, without a license.

A common cuckoo, a species native to Europe and Asia, made several recent appearances in Riverhead, N.Y. The birds have been spotted in a handful of places in the lower 48 states, experts said.