There is a semi-old adage that says if something walks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s probably a ...

For several decades, waterfowl stood out as a conservation bright spot with duck populations growing nationwide even as many ...

Recently, paleontologists Dr. John-Paul Zonneveld, Dr. Sarah Naone, and Dr. Brooks Britt described the discovery and ...

Dabbling ducks, including mallards and black ducks, showed particularly strong population increases. Canada geese numbers also rose in 2025, exceeding both the 2024 count and the five-year average.

At least 112 North American bird species have lost more than half their populations in the past 50 years, according to a new ...