TOPEKA (KSNT) – Millions of birds are getting ready to fly over and stop by Kansas this fall as they complete their long-distance fall migration journeys. Kansas may be considered a flyover state for ...

Bird watchers are flocking to southwest Kansas after the appearance there of a Ross's gull, a rare species generally found only in Siberia, Greenland, Canada and northern Alaska. "This is a really big ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Kansas is one of the hardest-hit states in the nation by bird flu at the outset of 2026 as poultry operations are placed in quarantine. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports on ...

Federal officials say migrating wild waterfowl are driving the surge, though the public health risk to humans remains low Over 414,000 birds in Kansas are currently affected by the bird flu, the ...

Sandhill cranes roost for the night at the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge in this October 29, 2017, photo. The cranes may be returning to Kansas this time of year as part of their annual fall ...

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

Birds are in trouble. Their numbers are declining even faster than previously believed. How can we help our feathered friends ...

A rare Ross's gull found deceased in Kansas did not die of starvation, according to wildlife officials. The bird's cause of death has not yet been determined, though its carcass is being preserved for ...

“In May, we will find a bird, probably at least one bird, almost daily if not more,” Anton noted. In 2018, Anton began a study with students that found nearly 300 birds fell victim to on-campus ...

Kansas is grappling with a severe outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), commonly known as the bird flu. The outbreak is currently the largest in the United States, with 414,647 birds ...