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Discover the diverse world of birds — warm-blooded vertebrates with feathers, beaks, and wings found on every continent, from tiny hummingbirds to flightless ostriches and everything in between.
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Iowa’s rolling farmland and river-bottom timber don’t look like prime owl habitat at first glance, yet twelve owl species have been documented across the state, and several of them are far more common than most residents realize.
Twelve species of hawks have been documented across Ohio’s fields, forests, and wetlands, though most residents can name only one or two on sight.
Grouse hunting season in Kentucky is the only upland bird season in the state that is tied to a specific geographic zone.
Woodcock hunting season in Mississippi is short, quiet, and easy to miss.
Colorado hunters pursuing doves, ducks, geese, cranes, or snipe operate under a layered system of federal and state rules that change by flyway, zone, and species.
If you planned to walk Ohio’s southeastern hills for grouse this fall, the rules have changed in a big way.
Arizona isn’t the first state that comes to mind for goose hunting, and the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) says as much.
Cockfighting laws in Arkansas carry more weight than many gamefowl owners realize, especially after a 2025 legislative fight over just how far the state’s animal fighting statute should reach.
Woodcock hunting season in Florida is short, quiet, and easy to miss.
Wisconsin’s 15,000 miles of rivers and more than 5 million acres of wetlands make the state one of the Midwest’s richest places to watch wading birds.
Wrens in Iowa pack an outsized voice into a body barely bigger than a golf ball, and that contrast is exactly what makes them so satisfying to track down.
Quail hunting season in Nevada gives you more than four months of wing-shooting across desert washes, sagebrush foothills, and mountain brush, and most of the state’s best ground is public land.
Woodcock hunting season in Massachusetts is short, runs about seven weeks, and closes every Sunday of the year.
Grouse hunting season in Iowa is a niche pursuit with a short list of rules: one legal species, one open region, and a season that runs from early October into the final day of January.
Kansas sits inside the Central Flyway, one of four major corridors migratory birds use to travel between northern breeding grounds and southern wintering areas each year.
Woodcock hunting season in Iowa is short, statewide, and easy to miss if you only plan around pheasant or deer.
Goose hunting season in Maine opens on September 1, weeks before most duck seasons get going.
Cockfighting laws in Hawaii carry a surprising twist: despite decades of pressure from animal welfare groups, Hawaii remains one of only eight states that still treats the activity as a misdemeanor rather than a felony.
Grouse hunting season in Virginia runs for nearly four months, but it covers only part of the state.
Woodcock hunting season in Oklahoma is short, statewide, and easy to miss if you are focused on deer or ducks.
