Examples of diving ducks include the ruddy duck, mergansers and the harlequin duck, each with unique characteristics and habitats. There are three types of ducks: dabbling, diving and perching.

Why is the Western population of Harlequin ducks declining? Glacier National Park wildlife biologist Lisa Bate stood at the edge of Upper McDonald Creek last spring, frustrated. Just upstream, ...

In general, the month of January is an excellent time to view bald eagles along the Mississippi River. These birds are abundant from Hastings all the way to the Iowa border. And trumpeter swans ...