Birds

Local health authorities recommend caution when dealing with wild birds, poultry and cattle.

The Christmas Bird Count started in 1900 as an alternative to bird hunts. Data gathered from the counts has proven valuable in monitoring bird populations.

The birds made their way from Houston’s coast this week — huddled together in cardboard boxes loaded in the back of an SUV.

This is the second recorded human case of bird flu in the U.S. “The risk to the general public is believed to be low," Texas health officials said.

With the help of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the Wildflower Center installed a camera to watch its annual visitor Athena nest and rear her young.

While still relatively uncommon, sightings of bald eagles have increased dramatically around Austin over the last 10 years.

For over a decade, the Ruiz Branch Library in East Austin has been visited by a group of American crows. Staff members think they're trying to make friends.

Travis Audubon is hosting Purple Martin Parties, where North America’s largest swallow treats the community to a spectacular show.

The severe winter weather that damaged trees earlier this year could have left less space for hawks to build nests.

Texas bird enthusiasts are reporting fewer birds even at their backyard feeders. It mirrors a trend of bird decline across the globe.