There are roughly 750 kinds of birds in the United States. So, what are the chances that one of them, Horned Lark, would grace the covers of two major birding magazines this month? Not only that, each ...

Scientists have recovered DNA from a well-preserved horned lark found in Siberian permafrost. The results can contribute to explaining the evolution of sub species, as well as how the mammoth steppe ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For the past 15 years, birding obsessives have anxiously anticipated the American Birding Association’s annual announcement of its ...

The bird world made a pretty dramatic swing from winter toward spring this week, but you had to be in the right place to see it. The change took place along roadsides throughout the Red River Valley.

While the nation celebrated Independence Day, it got me thinking about the uniqueness of this country – its vast size and all of the unusual wildlife that calls America home. One particularly unique ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Here’s something to tweet about (whether you’re on X or not). A rather “fascinating species” has just been crowned 2026’s “Bird of ...

Streaked horned lark photo by David Maloney, USFWS. This photo is available for media use. “With today’s decision, these unique prairie species have a fighting chance,” said Noah Greenwald, the Center ...

The streaked horned lark, a ground-nesting songbird partial to farm fields and found in the Willamette Valley and southwest Washington, will cost $22.9 million to $81 million over 25 years to recover, ...

Feb. 21 (UPI) --Scientists have successfully recovered DNA from a frozen bird found in the Siberian permafrost. Analysis of the DNA revealed the frozen bird to be a 46,000-year-old horned lark. The ...

Claim to fame: In birding circles, horned larks are known as North America’s only “true” larks. (Meadowlarks are closely related to blackbirds and grackles and are not taxonomically classified as ...