Birds such as crows and ravens may have a bad rap thanks to superstitions and negative portrayals in popular culture, but they offer a lot more than fodder for scary stories.

Birds such as crows and ravens may have a bad rap thanks to superstitions and negative portrayals in popular culture, but they offer a lot more than fodder for scary stories.

Extreme cold weather can kill some birds, Gress said. He recalls a die-off of Carolina wrens during a severe cold snap 30 or 40 years ago. But ice cover is more of a problem. "If ice covers too ...

News Health 'Very scary' bird flu is unsettling poultry farmers in Suffolk Wayne Meyer, owner of Long Island Poultry in Calverton, holds one of the Bantam hens he raised on Saturday.