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HARRISBURG (TNS) — As spring begins in Pennsylvania, it means that migration will bring hummingbirds to the region. “Ruby-throats arrive in Pennsylvan...

DUCKS: Did you know that April has a Birth Month Bird? We can’t remember where we found the information, but we did note that the duck was the bird in...

The middle of March is not too early to start thinking of spring turkey season. The recent wave of warm weather certainly has most of us looking forwa...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — The bald eagles Irvin and Stella welcomed their first egg at the U.S. Steel Irvin Plant site in West Mifflin Thursday afternoon, of...

The ardent birdwatcher is always interested in investigating equipment that will bring a greater variety of birds to their backyard. As you enjoy your...

FACTS: What sea-dwelling creature has three hearts, blue blood, a donut-shaped brain and eight tentacles? That last one gave it away, didn’t it? It’s ...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — The birds will be back — at least some of them — at the 2025 Pa. Farm Show. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture...

When the birds touch down, they have no idea of the danger that lurks in the water. But soon they feel weak. Their eyes may close. They struggle to ho...

The McKean County Historical Society will host its annual fall dinner at 6 p.m. Oct. 3 at the Crosby American Legion. This year’s speaker will be Lisa...

A species is facing hard times when an upgrade in status brings it only up to the “endangered” level. But that’s been the fate of the common tern in P...

If you spend time in the forests and have a discerning eye you come to recognize certain animals and birds, due to their size, shape and individual ch...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s 2024-25 migratory game bird seasons have been set. Annual migratory game bird seasons are selected by states from framewor...

I’m the type of individual who likes to make sense of things. Not that that’s unusual, humans like to place things in perspective, giving life order. ...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Fewer snowy owls might move south from their homes on the tundra of the Arctic into Pennsylvania and other northern states this win...

ANIMAL LORE. Everyone, at least in Pennsylvania, has heard at least one lore or legend about animals predicting the weather — cough — Punxsutawney Phi...

I was soundly asleep and instantly irritated at some level in my subconscious when, for an unknown reason, my eyes opened. My body was perfectly relax...

Occasionally, you run into a gobbler too smart to fool. Scott Neely and I hunted one of these for three years. We nicknamed the big gobbler ‘The Tank....

HARRISBURG (TNS) — More than a thousand wild birds of 55 species have been infected with the highly pathogenic avian influenza, which also is known as...

ERIE —In a sure sign that spring is not far behind, the first Purple Martins of the year have been spotted in Pennsylvania. The birds were seen on Mar...

AUSTIN — There might be snow on the ground, but the educators at Sinnemahoning State Park are ready for spring with a full line-up of programs for thi...