BOSTON (WWLP) – Bird flu was found in a non-commercial backyard flock in Massachusetts. In a news release from the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR), the flock in Dukes County ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – After detecting bird flu in a flock of backyard chickens in Dukes County, state agricultural officials are urging poultry owners to be vigilant as the virus circulates among wild birds ...

Massachusetts poultry farmers are taking extra precautions against bird flu after several cases were reported among wild and backyard birds in the state. Officials suspect the virus lead to the deaths ...

A wildlife rescue in Chepachet, Rhode Island, is caring for a juvenile Atlantic puffin found in a Massachusetts backyard. The puffin was discovered about 40 miles from the ocean, likely blown off ...

After dozens of birds have been found sick or dead in various locations, officials say bird flu is now believed to be widespread in the state, particularly in the southeastern region. State officials ...

A juvenile puffin blew off course and landed in a backyard in Wrentham, Massachusetts. The bird was taken in by Congress of the Birds, a rescue organization in Rhode Island. With a nor’easter ...

A woman in New Bedford had an unexpected guest Friday night after she found a tropical bird in her backyard. The New England Wildlife Center said they received a call about the Purple Gallinule ...

A tropical species of bird was found in a woman's New Bedford backyard after rain pummeled most of Massachusetts all day on Friday. A purple gallinule, a bird species native to tropical and ...