Some interesting (non-election and non-political) things to talk about with your relatives over the holidays Once again, Christmas is charging down upon us all like a rampaging rhinoceros. This year ...

Red birds–also known as Northern Cardinals–are popular images in holiday decor. Their bright red beaks and crimson feathers make them eye-catching additions to Christmas cards and ornaments, but how ...

Every year around Christmas time, local residents join tens of thousands of people across the Western Hemisphere to record all the birds they see or hear within a 15-mile radius. The Audubon Society’s ...

Hushed, they waited, all ears and eyes, binoculars clutched to their chests. The trees rose around them, columns bearing the weight of the snow and sky. Gusts of wind shivered powder down onto their ...

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 ...

Dec. 19 was a mostly mild winter day in the region. After an early-morning temperature of 10 degrees, the clear day rose to the low 30s in the afternoon. The ground was frozen. Ice covered swamps, ...

Birds are a big part of holiday traditions in Missouri. One of the longest-running traditions, entering its 126th year this week, is the National Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count, from December ...

This winter marks the 122nd annual Christmas Bird Count, a project of the National Audubon Society, which is self-described as the longest-running community science project in the country. What ...

Birders from across Schuylkill County are heading into the woods this season as part of the Christmas Bird Count that the National Audubon Society conducts each year across the western hemisphere.

Blackbrook Audubon Society is inviting nature enthusiasts to contribute to its early-winter bird census Dec. 28, as Blackbrook will join thousands of other volunteer teams across North and South ...

The most remarkable bird for the recent Reading Christmas Bird Count is one that didn’t show up. Since the Reading count started in 1911, only three bird species have been seen during every Reading ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It's the most wonderful time of the year for birdwatchers because the Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania's Christmas bird count is officially underway across the Western ...