On the day before the Atitlán Christmas Bird Count (CBC) in western Guatemala, the group chat created to coordinate the event ...

Oh, Christmas tree, you’re off to Albany. A Brooklyn-born mom illuminated the 2025 Rockefeller Christmas Tree for the final time early Saturday in a small ceremony that marked the beginning of the ...

Going into this winter’s Christmas Bird Count, Anchorage organizers expected a subpar tally, given the unusually strong and cold winds roaring through the city on Dec. 14, the local area’s designated ...

Q: We had a live cut Christmas tree in our home and I’d like to extend its value to nature by propping it up in our backyard through the winter, decorated with food for birds. If it’s in the flower ...

Estrella Segovia, facilities assistant manager, right, helps a family look for birds during Tracy Aviary’s first bilingual Christmas Bird Count at Tracy Aviary’s Nature Center at Pia Okwai in South ...

It was a breezy morning and the ground uncharacteristically snow-free. The temperature was almost balmy, at least by mid-December standards. The strong breeze didn’t matter to the volunteers who ...

SOUTH SALT LAKE — As the Christmas Bird Count nears an end, a Utah nature center is making a concerted effort to involve the Latino and Spanish-speaking community in the initiative. All are welcome, ...

Just after 3 a.m., Aaron Given goes looking for owls in the dark. The quiet ritual marks the start of the Sea Islands Christmas Bird Count, a survey he began 15 years ago after realizing the region ...

Sean Gardner / AP As Oregonians share meals and gifts this holiday season, small groups are braving the winter conditions to count birds in the state’s rural corners. They’re part of the National ...

Benny Rivero scanned a tangle of underbrush at Sagamore Hill in Oyster Bay, looking for a fluttering movement or a flash of color. “There,” he said, pointing to a small slate-colored bird with a pale ...

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During this holiday season, it’s fitting for us all to be counting our blessings – and for some of us to be counting our birds. That’s because the Christmas Bird Count is now in play and you’re ...