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The bird is a combination of the rose-breasted grosbeak and the brightly colored scarlet tanager. It was spotted by self-described “diehard birder” Stephen Gosser in Lawrence County.
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Robert Yost and his employee, Jacob Reese, face criminal charges related to poisoning migratory birds with a banned pesticide.
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More than 1,000 potential cases of a mysterious disease affecting songbirds were reported across Pennsylvania during the July 4th weekend. That’s up from just 70 at the beginning of the month.
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A rare bird has been found at Powdermill Nature Reserve in Westmoreland County.The newly banded Rose-breasted Grosbeak is a gynandromorph, meaning that it…
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Forty percent of Pennsylvania's birds are directly threatened by climate change, a new report from the Audubon Society finds. The sweeping paper estimates…
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Justin Kitzes and his team at the University of Pittsburgh spend a lot of time listening to birds. Kitzes is an assistant professor of spatial…
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For more than 40 years, the Women's Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh has stepped in to provide safe harbor and support for survivors of intimate…
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The skies above Pittsburgh are getting darker, and it’s not because of stormy weather. Look up around dusk this fall and you may see flocks of black birds, preparing for their annual trip south through Pittsburgh.
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Hurricane season is officially underway, but its peak won’t arrive until mid to late August. The National Weather Service predicts this year’s range of…
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The Louisiana waterthrush is one of the first migratory songbirds to appear in our region in the spring. It breeds along forested headwater streams and…