The Arctic bird typically arrives in Chicago mid- to late December, Warden said. An unusually early arrival may signal an “irruption year,” a migratory boom when large numbers of snowy owls migrate ...

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero Some quotes are ...

For many birders winter centers on a specific event, the annual Christmas Bird Count. It's a continent-wide effort involving 24-hour counts during a designated period spanning Christmas and New Years.

Think telling sparrows apart is just not worth the effort? Our tips might change your mind. Identify sparrows by habitat, ...

You’re outside when suddenly you hear an unfamiliar chirp. Looking around, you wonder, “Is it a squirrel?” “Is it a bat?” And ...

In autumn, they switch to eating berries, favouring rowan berries but also taking rose hips and the berries of hawthorn, ...

Dúlra has a lifetime of experience feeding garden birds and he believes he’s finally distilled the perfect, high-energy food ...

Vermont bird scientists are saying “big flocks” of finches may be on the move south into our area this winter due to less ...

Stacker compiled a list of the most common birds seen near feeders in Alaska using data from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's ...

A common cuckoo — which is anything but common in the United States — appeared for a few days, then vanished. Interest from ...

According to All About Birds at Cornell University, “Cardinals don’t migrate and they don’t molt into a dull plumage, so they ...