Bald Eagle sitting on the top of Susan’s backyard pine tree. Early one morning, as I waited for my dog Stella to do her ...

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In Idaho and the Mountain West, utility poles and power lines are often the tallest feature across the landscape, providing birds with a vantage point and the perfect place to perch, hunt or nest. The ...

Bird species with declining populations get most of the attention in the world of bird conservation. This is logical. But let’s start 2026 with some good news. According to the Breeding Bird Survey ...

I write a lot of columns based on the occurrence of Idaho’s bird species at a particular time of year, on feeders, not on feeders, in the sagebrush, in the woods, or filtered in various other ways.

Children watch the penguins swim underwater at Zoo Boise in Julia Davis Park in October 2014. Penguins are one of the few birds that remain on display at the zoo with bird flu in Idaho. Kyle Green ...

Idaho Fish and Game is offering bird boxes for cavity nesting birds at its Lewiston regional office. You can get one or more for yourself and your neighborhood birds for $10 each. The bird boxes are ...

In Ohio and across the nation, birding is quickly becoming a favorite hobby, writes guest columnist Travis Gates.

A Swainson’s hawk takes flight from a power pole in the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area south of Boise. Eve Thomason Boise State In Idaho and the Mountain West, ...