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 ...

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 ...

The Central Sierra Audubon Society will be conducting the 40th annual Christmas Bird Count in Tuolumne and Calaveras counties over the next three weekends. Volunteers to provide eyes in the sky are ...

Every winter, there are some species of birds that, to me, are the birds of winter - birds that summer in the northern boreal forests or the high Arctic and then spend winters at our bird feeders. We ...

If you’re looking for a splash of color against the stark winter landscape, feeding the birds is a good option. But there are some dos and don’ts you should know about, according to MI Birds, a ...

Heidi Truschel-Light , Lockport Union-Sun & Journal, N.Y. Community members can go on a treasure hunt for birds this month as three local Christmas bird counts approach. Established by the Audubon ...

OCEOLA TOWNSHIP, Mich. — On a quiet unpaved road the Saturday before Christmas, John Lowry scanned the skies, ready to jot tallies on a clipboard for his contribution to one of the longest-running ...

Winter in Maine may be long, dark and cold, but it is also one of the most rewarding seasons for birdwatching. Across the state, from coastal towns like Portland and Boothbay to interior communities ...

Enjoy the elegant trogon, a longtime summer visitor to Southern Arizona that now is increasingly staying for the winter. But don't get too attached to the purple finch, because that mountain bird's ...

Two weeks after deciding to temporarily pause a widely unpopular price increase on annual memberships to the zoo and aquarium, the Audubon Nature Institute will go back to its old prices — for now — ...

I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m already tired of winter even though it’s just now officially starting on Sunday the 21st, the shortest day of the year. That’s the day of the winter solstice, ...

Watching many different kinds of birds visit your feeders is enjoyable, no matter what the season. But birds also need water year-round to stay healthy. “All birds need water to drink and to regularly ...