A study of how female lark buntings choose their mates, published this week in Science, adds a surprising new twist to the evolutionary theory of sexual selection. Researchers at the University of ...

A recent report from the National Audubon Society says two-thirds of America’s birds are threatened with extinction from climate change. That includes half of Colorado’s bird species and our state ...

The lark bunting was designated the state bird of Colorado in 1931. Why was this bird chosen to be the Colorado state bird? The answer I found was that the lark bunting was chosen because their ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... (Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, ...

Before it carves deep badlands and hosts Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota, the Little Missouri River is a cheerful, modest stream that waters the southeastern corner of Montana. This ...

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — In a comprehensive study entitled Survival by Degrees, Audubon scientists mapped out the impact of global warming on 588 North American birds. The report found that 314 of the ...

Twelve of 22 (54.5%) Lark Bunting (Calamospiza melanocorys) nests examined near Val Marie, Saskatchewan, were parasitized by Brown-headed Cowbirds (Molothrus ater). Of five naturally parasitized nests ...

Look in the foothills & mountain valleys of Colorado, and you’ll find the state flower – the Rocky Mountain columbine. The state tree is nearby – the blue spruce. As is the state animal, the Rocky ...

Pawnee National Grassland is located in the northeastern corner of Weld County, about an hour from Greeley. The protected area comprises 193,000 acres of prairie life with a 21-mile self-guided bird ...

A study of how female lark buntings choose their mates adds a surprising new twist to the evolutionary theory of sexual selection. Researchers discovered that female lark buntings show strong ...