The Elkhart County Parks, Goshen City Paks, and Goshen Department for Environmental Resilience will co-host a Winter Waterfowl Identification workshop on Jan. 31.

Despite a wind chill of 18°F with snow swirling, I ventured outside on Tuesday with only an hour of daylight left to deal with the layer of ice-crusted snow burying our motor chariots. Since ...

Outdoor enthusiasts, birders and conservation-minded community members are invited to take part in a Winter Waterfowl ...

The south of England is no stranger to bird flu scares, with outbreaks among poultry affecting the livelihood of farmers in ...

Everyone can recognize ducks: They are the birds that swim. In fall and winter, we have lots of ducks, along with geese and swans, their similarly easy-to-recognize relatives. But here’s the trick: ...

A baby trumpeter swan with bird flu lies on the snow to die in December at Sweet Marsh in Bremer County. (Photo courtesy of Kip Ladage) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using ...

Dead trumpeter swans litter the ice of Sweet Marsh in Bremer County. Sweet Marsh, a wetland northeast of Tripoli, welcomes Canada geese, trumpeter swans and dabbling ducks. However, these three types ...

Winter is here, bringing with it plenty of cold, some snow — and waterfowl? Yes, winter is officially the “season of the duck,” according to Audubon Great Lakes. During the time of year when many of ...

"A Wildlife Management Institute book." Two volumes in case with CD-ROM in pocket in volume 2. "Ducks, Geese, and Swans of North America has been hailed as a classic since the first edition was ...

Ducks and geese share webbed feet, a branch on the avian family tree, and overlapping habits and habitats. Sometimes you will have opportunities to take both ducks and geese on the same hunt, but more ...

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An Illinois parks department sought help from the community to find mates for two swans after they lost their companions.