Barren tundra lands, home to hardy flora and fauna, ... Mountain goats, sheep, marmots, and birds live in mountain—or alpine—tundra and feed on the low-lying plants and insects.

The goose has occasionally been spotted migrating through the United States, but seeing the bird in southern California was a rare sight considering it was more than 4,000 miles away from home.

Anchorage - More shrubs moving onto Arctic tundra because of climate change will have minimal effect on many of the bird species that breed there, but birds likely will seek other habitat when the ...

The short-eared owl is also a bird of the tundra and northern marshes. It is smaller than the snowy owl, with long, narrow wings that enable it to float slowly over field and marsh in search of prey.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — More shrubs moving onto Arctic tundra because of climate change will have minimal effect on many of the bird species that breed there, but birds likely will seek other ...

I’ve been admiring stately tundra swans at Middle Creek Wildlife Refuge this winter, as I have the last several winters. And seeing them reminds me of a March evening, years ago, when I lived in ...

The Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count in Pittsburgh tallied 78 species, one of the highest numbers of types of birds recorded in the 110 years the count has been conducted in Pittsburgh.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — More shrubs moving onto Arctic tundra because of climate change will have minimal effect on many of the bird species that breed there, but birds likely ...