The Cooper's hawk is one of the birds seen in Alberta that will undergo a name change. (Saskatchewan Science Centre - image credit) A number of bird species in Alberta will soon be recognized by new ...

Ravens, gyrfalcons, merlins and the like are back in Alberta in one of the early signs that spring is well on its way, says one Alberta naturalist. Around 6:40 p.m. on Saturday evening, wildlife ...

The Canadian province of Alberta, as part of a national survey, is monitoring wild waterfowl and shorebirds for possible avian influenza virus. Alberta's surveillance program will focus on wild ...

There may be many, many more songbirds in Alberta forests than previously thought, say University of Alberta scientists who have come up with a new way of counting them. But researchers say that while ...

Numbers have been estimated for years using data from the Breeding Bird Survey, which uses a standard, consistent method across North America Author of the article: You can save this article by ...

These birds range in size, from tiny Redpolls to Bald Eagles. Our winter bird species come in many colors from the blues and grays of the Jay family to the brilliant yellow of Evening Grosbeaks. There ...

A new study has discovered that the H5N1 avian influenza virus has reached wild pig (wild boar) populations in Alberta.