Some owls, hawks and other young raptors in Connecticut are succumbing to the recent run of bitterly cold weather, and Sunday's snowstorm added another challenge, according to wildlife rehabilitators.

“We often read to the birds to calm them down and get them used to hearing the human voice,” Douglas explained. She refers to birds that perform as “the faculty,” as it is they, not she, who are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Warblers, like this chestnut-sided warbler, leave Connecticut during the fall bird migration. (Courtesy of Paul Fusco, CT DEEP) ...

NEW HAVEN — Migrating birds are bulking up in the city on their way to Mexico and South America. At least they are in New York City, according to research conducted by Chad Seewagen, executive ...

The migratory bird hunting seasons in Connecticut start this month, and the state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection wants residents to know about some important changes taking effect ...

Birders in the state have a new website to flock to: the updated Connecticut Bird Atlas. The website documents which birds are living in Connecticut and where, including wintering birds. Organizers ...

Our region acts as a stopover for many birds that travel along the Atlantic Flyway. A new documentary takes a closer look at that migratory path. Flyway of Life will premiere at the SHU Community ...

You’re at the park wearing a heavy winter coat, a beanie, gloves, a scarf, and warm boots—and you’re still numb and shivering from the cold. Then you notice a robin hopping from branch to branch.

MILFORD, Conn. (WTNH) – Today, we are Cruisin’ Connecticut, partaking in a little bird watching. We’re on the lookout for an elusive feathered creature rarely found in Connecticut. Not the bald eagle.

The average songbird has anywhere from 2,000 to 4,000 feathers. A swan can have up to 25,000. But if Bill Rice had to think about that, he'd hang up his band saw, rasp and hook knife and go back to ...