birds

Feeding the birds is one of those simple pleasures in life. Tossing bread crumbs, watching the flock scramble to get a bite is actually doing more harm than good. Bread is bad for birds. Really bad.

Ick. Tent worms have invaded Verona Beach. They are squirming and wiggling around on everything in sight, including sidewalks, cars, floating on the water, and unfortunately eating their way through the vegetation.

The Ruby-throated Hummingbird, the only species normally found in Utica/Rome area, has migrated back to Central New York, and they seem hungry.

Have you noticed huge flocks of Snow Geese flying above or coming down for a comical landing?

It's officially Spring in central New York as tens of thousands of geese flock to central New York.

Is it a dinosaur? Is it even real? It it really that big? Those are the questions most people have been asking when they see video of the Shoebill Stork.

While everyone in Central New York was preparing for slippery roads, and snowy conditions, the one thing we forgot to plan for was Swans.

In New York's capital, they are currently suffering from a massive crow problem. The solution: A disco party.

The most famous birds in Central New York, the Utica peregrine falcons, Astrid and Ares, have produced their first egg for the 2016 breeding season.

Utica's new Peregrine Falcon chicks now have names.

With the nicer weather finally here, the birds are back! One of those birds made it's way into our offices here at Townsquare Media and our incredible front desk woman, Sharon, put her love of animals to work. She rescued the little thing and rescued it with no harm done...

Looking to get birds in your backyard? You don't have to spend a ton of money on fancy bird feeders, you can make your own! Here's a few different redneck bird feeder ideas you can make at your home or office.