I’m continuing my look at some of the more common critters that we see every day, but rarely give a second thought. I am often asked “What is my favorite bird?” This is like being asked ...

The American crow is the “default” crow across most of North America. It overlaps broadly with the common raven, and to a lesser extent with the Chihuahuan raven, fish crow, and northwestern crow.

Their ability to “exploit urban riches,” as one 2001 avian ecology paper titled “Causes and consequences of expanding American Crow populations” described their capacity to optimize a good ...

Wild bird populations are declining nationwide, and a trend map from Cornell University’s eBird site shows that drop applies to the American crow. “Many, many species are declining right now ...

We often overlook or ignore the more common critters in the natural world. The eastern gray squirrel and chipmunk come to mind as examples of common critters that many people don’t think ...

the most common bird found was the American crow — 20,000 strong, accounting for about half of the birds seen. The Christmas Bird Count was held in some areas in the region Dec. 31, New Year’s ...

The segregation and disenfranchisement laws known as "Jim Crow" represented a formal, codified system of racial apartheid that dominated the American South for three quarters of a century ...

A Canada goose found dead on Jan. 4 in South Manheim Township has tested positive for avian influenza. It marks the first case of bird flu reported in Schuylkill County this year. The highly ...