Known as the Super Bowl of birding, the cherished holiday tradition gains urgency amid declining bird populations.

A total of 1,448 birds were counted across 38 species during New Ulm’s 2024 Christmas Bird Count (CBC). New Ulm CBC Compiler Brian Smith said these count totals were fairly typical for New Ulm, but ...

If local observations are any indication, this so far has been one of the poorest in terms of birds at the feeders in the 10 ...

First Day Hikes should count on the second day of the new year, too, at least I count them. Here's to hiking three sites in ...

Winter’s season has pounced upon us, reminding us of who is in charge of the weather. Mother Nature has transformed the landscape into a bright white layer of the new snowflake dominated moisture. It ...

D espite their colorful appearance, blue jays are actually in the genus corvidae, the same as crows and ravens. These birds are typically 9 to 12 inches long from beak to tail and weigh under 3.5 ...

Birders in the Berkshires brave winter’s chill for the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count, a tradition of counting and ...

5. Protective And Territorial Nature The blue jay bird is known for being highly protective of its territory, especially during the nesting season. They will not hesitate to fend off any threat ...

It’s really been a great example of a long term citizen science,” Paul Lightsey said. “(It’s) just citizens providing information that really has allowed (us) to ...

"Most common songbirds or other birds found in the yard, like cardinals, robins, sparrows, blue jays, crows or pigeons, do not get infected with the bird flu viruses that can be dangerous to ...

"Most common songbirds or other birds found in the yard, like cardinals, robins, sparrows, blue jays, crows or pigeons, do not get infected with the bird flu viruses that can be dangerous to ...

The Florida scrub jay could be one step closer to becoming the official state songbird now that the leading opponent of the ...