The number of flamingos at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and across Florida has been rising, giving hope for a ...

Two of Central Florida’s resident raptors are contenders in a national competition seeking to name America’s most “Superb Owl.” The public can now vote on their favorite of 16 owls ...

American oystercatchers at-large are making gains. But in Florida, the state-threatened shorebird is struggling to hold onto ...

See ‘Audubon’s Birds of Florida’ exhibition at this Central Florida museum James Audubon’s artwork on display Sept. 21 through March 2 Jacob Langston , Digital Journalist ...

Florida scrub-jays are blue and gray birds that prefer sand pine, oak scrub and scrubby flatwoods and they live in the driest areas, "including ancient sandy ridges in Central Florida, sand dunes ...

Which common Florida birds will get new names? Bachman's Sparrow ... has been spotted in Florida but is most often from the central U.S. to the West Coast and in Central America.

Endangered snail kites, rare birds, are usually found in Central Florida, Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades Least bittern hunts (small herons) are hard to find because of their size and ...

BRANDON, Fla. — A federal jury in Central Florida convicted a Brandon man last week of three counts of trafficking migratory birds. 36-year-old Ernesto Campos was the sixth person convicted in ...

Birds that call Florida's coastline and pine forests home are in serious decline, according to a sweeping new conservation report. Why it matters: Birds are indicators of the overall health of ...

A sheriff in central Florida was arrested Thursday on charges of racketeering and conspiracy as part of what state authorities described as a probe into a massive gambling operation.

Many of our birds are named to honor someone with some names belonging to supporters of slavery or genocide, the American Ornithological Society said.

Two of Central Florida’s resident raptors are contenders in a national competition seeking to name America’s most “Superb Owl.” The public can now vote on their favorite of 16 owls ...