BIRD ROCK – Bird Rock Community Council has done an about-face, opting to greenlight a monument sign project spelling out the community’s name that was previously rejected. Plans for the La Jolla ...

The Steller’s Jay—and dozens more—could get a new name soon under a controversial proposal by the American Ornithological Society to re-name all birds named after people. Say goodbye to Bachman’s ...

The English Bird Names project removes English common names from birds common to the United States and Canada. “As scientists, we work to eliminate bias in science. But there has been historic bias in ...

After suffering a stroke in 2006, Lauren Young was in a coma for five weeks. The year before, Hurricane Rita had struck the coast of southwest Louisiana, where Young lives, wiping out many of the ...

The annual Christmas Bird Count is underway. The Audubon's annual Christmas Bird Count, now in its 124th year, is the nation's longest running community science bird project. The birds people are ...

Say goodbye to Bachman's Sparrow, Scott's Oriole and Townsend's Warbler. Those three birds are among a half-dozen that will get renamed first under a plan by the American Ornithological Society to do ...