The goldfinch’s selection reflected everyday experience rather than grand scenery or rare wildlife. Iowans saw these birds feeding on thistles and sunflower heads long before anyone debated symbols at ...

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service have detected a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in ...

DES MOINES — Bird flu has been detected in a backyard flock of ducks and chickens in western Iowa, federal officials said Wednesday, a troubling development for a state that is home to the nation’s ...

A new study finds 13-percent of all homes in America now have some sort of backyard bird flock, and the nation’s largest producer of “pet” poultry is in north-central Iowa. Rudd-based Hoover’s ...

The bird flu has come closer to the Des Moines metro, being detected in a small backyard flock in Dallas County, the Iowa Department of Agriculture announced Saturday. It's the fifth time bird flu has ...

A bird flu outbreak in Dallas County has hit a backyard flock, the 10 th outbreak affecting domestic birds in the state this year, the Iowa Department of Agriculture says. The outbreak was reported ...

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship on Tuesday confirmed a case of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a multispecies backyard flock in Dallas County, marking Iowa’s 10th ...

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - A case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) has been confirmed in a multi-species backyard flock in Washington County, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — A case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1 HPAI) has been detected in a multi-species backyard flock in Washington County, according to the Iowa Department of Agriculture and ...

The Spinus tristis, eastern goldfinch, and wild canary, are all names for a small finch that inhabits much of North America. The goldfinch’s selection reflected everyday experience rather than grand ...