Just like people stock up on groceries before a snowstorm, many birds store food ahead of time. During warmer months, they ...

But all birds have high body temperatures. The chickadee’s best trick is to go into torpor every night, a brief form of hibernation that reduces their body temperature by 20 degrees, saving energy. In ...

Feathers are of course key to their winter success – these marvels of natural engineering are almost weightless yet extremely tough and weatherproof - take that, Gore-Tex. Layers of down and contour ...

Learn how eastern bluebirds share bird boxes in winter, what triggers this behavior, and which other backyard birds do it too ...

Meteorologist Derek Witt explains what our feathered friends need and where you can best spot them in this week’ s Metroparks ...

First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the ...

My family has been coming to Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area for decades to witness this natural wonder. It is a rite of spring.

Lindsay and Katakturuk, a pair of Hudsonian whimbrels, reunite every year, regardless of the distance or odds.

Excerpt: Fifteen brief minutes of winter bird counting can turn feeder watching into real science that protects all species ...

Looking for something to do this weekend in the Rockford area? Here are 26 upcoming events ...

BISMARCK, ND (KXNET) — In this week’s segment of North Dakota Outdoors, Mike Anderson explains how our state’s wildlife are managing this winter. While North Dakota’s winters can be tough on people, ...

Already wearing a gold medal after a nailbiter between Team USA and Japan, U.S. figure skaters are looking to add to their hardware collections. Madison Chock and Evan Bates and “Quad God” Ilia ...