The brown-headed nuthatch was extirpated from Missouri more than 100 years ago due to extensive logging of their habitat, short leaf pine forests. Fifty-six more brown-headed nuthatches are living ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Matthew Medler of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology about the best bird sounds of 2025 from their vast collection of recordings, and why their selections made the list.

The closest year-round populations of Mexican jays are in the Gila, where extreme drought and wildfires have decimated the ...

A second phase to reintroduce a "mostly lost" bird to the Ozarks is set to happen soon. Missouri Department of Conservation, along with partners, will start their reintroduction efforts this month for ...