The Southeast Alaska Birding Trail flags Petersburg’s Sandy Beach Park as a birdwatching hotspot. (Photo by Shelby Herbert/KFSK) Birdwatching is one of the fastest-growing nature-based tourism sectors ...

The first migratory birds from Asia are showing up in Alaska, where the federal government is spending millions to detect H5N1, the strain of avian influenza many fear could mutate into a deadly form ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A diminutive sea duck with a white head and a blue wing could bring restrictions to one of the last virtually unregulated hunting grounds in America. Inupiat Eskimos on Alaska’s ...

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A young bar-tailed godwit appears to have set a non-stop distance record for migratory birds by flying at least 13,560 kilometers (8,435 miles) from Alaska to the Australian ...

A young bar-tailed godwit appears to have set a non-stop distance record for migratory birds by flying at least 13,560 kilometers (8,435 miles) from Alaska to the Australian state of Tasmania, a bird ...

I seem to have struck a chord with last week’s column about feeding birds. It surprised me. Birding is obviously a big, big hobby and feeding birds is the easiest way to be a birder. Ah, still, ...