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Johnson County Community College is one example of a local institution where employees are taking steps to prevent birds from flying into windows

With a prime location on North America's migratory paths and a variety of welcoming natural spaces, the Kansas City area is full of great places for birding. Get your binoculars and head to these local and state parks, wildlife refuges and nature centers.

As millions of birds prepare to take flight across North America this month, Kansas City will be right in their path. Local bird watchers share their tips and tricks for enjoying the spring migration.

Each spring, hundreds of millions of birds fly north through the heart of the continent to breed in Canada. But light pollution leads many of them to their deaths, and Kansas City is one of the deadliest cities for migrating birds.

An ornithologist spent four decades tracking 40,000 bird deaths at a single building. His records paved the way to better scientific and public understanding.

The competition will be held May 1-15, with the goal of raising awareness about protecting migratory birds in Missouri.

Murphy leaves behind two eagles and a rock he raised as his own. The World Bird Sanctuary said it found him dead of a head injury after the region's storms and tornadoes.

A nesting pair of the protected birds have made their home in the Kansas City suburb. Blue Springs and the state conservation department have set up Missouri's only live feed for viewers to follow their journey to bird parenthood.

The researchers at Washington University in St. Louis say the device could keep farmers from having to cull their flocks when they detect the contagious virus, which has affected more than 5 million birds in Missouri since 2022.

An ornithologist spent four decades tracking 40,000 bird deaths at a single building. His records paved the way to better scientific and public understanding.

Federal agencies have mandated and facilitated testing for the H5N1 virus to try to protect birds, cows and humans; researchers in the Midwest hope those efforts continue under the new presidential administration.

The tension over water for Quivira National Wildlife Refuge has lasted for decades. But recently, water users made progress toward using less groundwater in the area that impacts Quivira.