Coots, the Rodney Dangerfields of the bird world, just might start to get some respect as a result of a new study showing that these common marsh birds are able to recognize and count their own eggs, ...

Fayetteville Animal Services teamed up with Fayetteville Fire Department to rescue an American Coot Bird that got caught up in some fishing line on Lake Fayetteville. Man Films Himself Leading 6 A.M.

Mars bar wrappers, McDonald's packaging, face masks and much more plastic waste is being reused by some water-dwelling birds to nest in the middle of big cities, researchers have found. Some of these ...

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There is an old saying “If it looks like a duck and acts like a duck, then it must be a duck.” However, there is a species of bird that is often mistaken for a duck because of its appearance and ...

An adult coot can recognize its own chicks and will attack a parasitic chick that hatches in its nest. Photo by B. Lyon. The American coot is a drab, seemingly unremarkable marsh bird common ...

What if expiration dates could tell us more than when something goes bad? Scientists have found that dates on plastic food and beverage packaging can serve as markers of the Anthropocene, a period in ...

Everyone knows the story of how the grinch stole Christmas — going around and stealing toys from children.Well, that’s almost what happened in Martin County. Ex One year after fatal hit-and-run, ...