By Gloria Dickie In the forests of the Sierra Nevada, the black-backed woodpecker is without parallel. The bird appears ...

Blowing-up birds are bewildering a Bay Area ‘burb. Dozens of birds have met their sudden and violent demise in a California neighborhood in recent months, dropping out of the sky mid-flight and ...

Strike highlights strain on lab technicians and poultry farmers No testing delays expected from strike, UC-Davis reallocates testing Millions of California egg-laying hens wiped out by bird flu Feb 26 ...

California is a top destination for birdwatching due to its diverse geography and abundance of bird species. Over 600 bird species, representing about two-thirds of North American bird species, can be ...

A disturbing avian mystery is unfolding in a Northern California town where residents have reported birds "exploding." Residents of a neighborhood in the Bay Area community of Richmond, northeast of ...

RICHMOND, Calif. -- A disturbing mystery is unfolding in Richmond, California, where residents say birds are being killed at an alarming rate. "It's very traumatic," resident Maximilian Bolling said. ...

Thousands of birds fill the air over Mono Lake, banking and swooping in a swirling murmuration that resembles an aerial school of fish. As they sweep past, their beating wings whoosh in unison. This ...

California is one of the largest states in the United States and one of the largest sub-national economies in the world. Indeed, it’s like a country all its own, full of thriving industries, ...

Alexander Tin is a digital reporter for CBS News based in the Washington, D.C. bureau. He covers federal public health agencies. Some clinics in the state are giving $25 in gift cards to people in the ...