In the Kansas City metro, most of the dead birds found by volunteers since 2019 have been migrating species. These birds were either passing through or had newly returned from other regions where ...

He had never spotted a new bird in a state for the first time in the roughly 33 years he has bird watched until this year. He also spotted a slaty-backed gull, the first noted in Kansas, on Feb. 3 ...

Miller Rooney passed away suddenly on July 5, 2025, at her home in Stratton, at the age of 71 years, 11 months, and 18 days. Born on September 8, 1953, in St. Francis, Kansas, Connie was the eldest of ...

KCTV5 Anchor Sharon Chen joins Kerrigan to go behind the headlines on her latest story covering how Kansas City ranks as one of the deadliest cities for birds.

The possession of feathers and other parts of native North American birds without a permit is banned by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, says the website of the U..S. Fish & Wildlife Service.

Updated: May 23, 2025 / 02:50 PM CDT ROOKS COUNTY, Kan. (KSNT) – Wildlife officials are giving a rare bird space after it decided to make a nest at a Kansas state park.