California’s diverse climate and sprawling urban areas have made the western state an unexpected hotspot for non-native ...

Long-term research in California shows that many bird populations increase after wildfires and can remain more abundant in burned areas for decades, especially following moderate fires. Although some ...

"These are quite dramatic changes we're seeing over pretty concerning ranges." ...

Bald eagles Jackie and Shadow, Southern California's most famous feathered power couple, have welcomed their first egg of the ...

A blue-gray gnatcatcher flits from branch to branch. Greg Miller, Jon Dunn and Bettina Eastman led a birding stroll on the ...

As 2024 came to an end, bird flu dominated headlines. The virus, technically known as avian influenza, was being detected in raw milk, dairy farms and even children, my colleagues Susanne Rust and ...

In the forests of the Sierra Nevada, the black-backed woodpecker is without parallel. The bird appears almost born of fire, thriving on the flames that flicker through California’s coniferous forests ...

Stacker compiled a list of the most common birds seen near feeders in California using data from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Project FeederWatch.

Delta sturgeon bite going strong, Steve Mitchell said. Don Pedro bass and trout action good, Aaron Jones reported.

From bans on declawing cats and plastic grocery bags to new anti-discrimination protections for students and cheaper insulin, a raft of new California laws takes effect Jan. 1, with others rolling out ...

New year, new laws, the changes impacting your next grocery run. Developing more housing by transit hubs, how soon we could see crews break ground, more transparency on the price of cars, and new ...