BOISE, Idaho — To spend much time in Idaho is to live among all kinds of species in the air, in the water and on land. The Gem State is home to deer, lynx, otters, trout, coyotes, snakes, moose ...

This story was first published on Oct. 7, 2007. It was updated on Aug. 27, 2009. A viewer wrote 60 Minutes a while back and said we really should take a look at the life and times of a man, an ...

We’ve been working our way through the top 25 feeder birds in Idaho last winter (2019-2020), as reported by Project FeederWatch. We’re down to No. 14, the mourning dove. This ...

A female red-flanked blue tail bird sits on a branch in Hells Gate State Park, Wednesday, in Lewiston, Idaho. Native to Asia, the species has only been seen in North America, outside of Alaska, a ...

There was a brown bird nibbling at the wild bird seed with a bright red head, she told McClatchy News in an interview. The only problem was its size. It was much too small to be a woodpecker.

A bird that serves as the catalyst to pique someone’s interest in the feathered world is termed a “spark bird.” The red-headed woodpecker was the spark that launched Alexander Wilson’s career.