Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bright red cardinals are commonly part of Christmas cards, holiday decor and the general spirit of wintertime. This bird, called ...

One of the events that I miss terribly ever since I relocated overseas, is the annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC). For much of my life, those three magical weeks -- from December 14th through January ...

Volunteers participate in the 2009 Audubon Christmas Bird Count. Now in its 115th year, Audubon touts the event as the largest and longest-running citizen science project in the world. Flickr user ...

Becca Lewis is home maintenance writer who aims to foster confidence in and inspire DIY enthusiasts at all skill levels. Becca attended Southern Connecticut State University, where she studied ...

Doesn’t seem 5 minutes I was writing about robins last December! I cant believe just how quick the ‘festive season’ has arrived this year – it hardly seems a year ago we were getting ready for ...

The three women walk with careful deliberation, stopping at the piercing sound of a blue jay overhead. "Three blue jays," Evelyn Ralston, a cell biologist, says as she looks up. Linda Friedland, a ...

For 30 years, I’ve stalked fields and forest for the Christmas Bird Count, an exhausting, exhilarating way to heal. By J. Drew Lanham J. Drew Lanham is an endowed conservation and cultural ornithology ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many birds struggle to survive over the colder months, with less daylight for them to search for food and a lack of natural ...