Where do seabirds go when their nesting colony is buried by a volcano? In 2008, the eruption of the Kasatochi volcano in the Aleutian archipelago provided a rare opportunity to track how the island's ...

“Among the usual crowd” of birds off the California coast, one caught the eye of conservationists. The bird, spotted on Farallon Islands in July, had a “bright orange bill and distinctive forehead ...

SEATTLE - Seattle Aquarium officials have reported the hatching of a rhinoceros auklet, the second time one of the birds has been hatched in captivity. The down-covered chick came out of its shell ...

A crested auklet was spotted on Farallon Islands, marking “the first-ever record of this species” on the islands, a conservation group said. Photo from Melisa Amato/USFWS “Among the usual crowd” of ...