vertebrate zoology

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...

(TNS)—College students aren’t the only ones headed to the beach this time of year. Fox News reports that Contender, a “record-breaking apex predator” ...

AUSTIN — Sinnemahoning State Park has several free programs on tap for March. First up is the Owl Prowl, set 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. March 8. Join a park na...

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...

While fishing off the coast of Honduras in 2023, a group of anglers stumbled upon a rare sight: a pod of orcas hunting down a sperm whale. The underwa...

In more than 35 years of pursuing the outdoor life, I’ve seen a lot of magnificent things. From rutting bucks to gobbling toms, I have been blessed wi...

EMPORIUM — Certified bird bander of 30-plus years, David Hauber, his wife, Fay, and his son, Alan, visited Sizerville State Park on Saturday evening h...

WARREN — The USDA Forest Service announced a collaborative project to improve aquatic habitat in the Allegheny watershed. In partnership with the Kinz...

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...

FOXES: Pat Frantz Cercone of Bradford wrote to share with us her article published in the September/October edition of Pennsylvania Magazine, about tw...

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...

ERIE (TNS) — It’s the catch of a lifetime for an 18-year-old fisherman from Pennsylvania. The youngster caught an Atlantic salmon, a species that’s ra...

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...

EMPORIUM — Sizerville State Park will hold environmental education programs this weekend. From 3 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday will be a program on awesome am...

Nearly two months ago, the Oregon Ridge Nature Center lost Stella, their resident partially blind red-tailed hawk, when a falling tree crashed through...

CAMERA: Peregrine falcons have made their home year after year on the 15th floor of the Rachel Carson State office building in downtown Harrisburg. Ca...

There’s something about the month of June that steers my heart and my mind toward fishing for walleyes on the Allegheny Reservoir. Most of my best day...