Despite burning hundreds of miles away, Canadian wildfires have become a familiar source of disruption in New York state.

On a hazy day in June 2023, doctoral students Trifosa Simamora and Timothy Boycott noticed that the birds at their field site had gone quiet. Now in a study published in Biological Conservation, they ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Smoke from Canadian wildfires as seen from the Corning Tower Observation Deck looking south on June 29, 2023, in Albany. A new ...

A surprising celebrity has made a splash in the New York scene, and it's not what you would expect. Massive crowds are gathering in Manhattan's Bryant Park to gawk at the American woodcock — a ...

Stacker compiled a list of the most common birds seen near feeders in New York using data from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Project FeederWatch. Birds are ranked by the percent of sites visited ...

There's an unwelcome guest at most Hudson Valley bird feeders that wildlife experts say needs to be removed from your yard.

A new study finds wildfire smoke makes birds harder to spot, as many species sing less or hide in tree canopies.

ITHACA — In June of 2023, more than 100 wildfires raging in Quebec spread a haze of thick smoke over New York state. The smoke blotted out the sun above John Boyd Thacher State Park, tinted the air in ...