Low cone crops in Canada are driving northern finch species south this winter, with sightings of pine siskins, redpolls and ...

Birdwatching is oh so relaxing, but you don't always want to travel for it. Bring all the birds to your yard instead with these bird feeders.

On a fine gray afternoon in late October, I came across an impressive cone midden beneath a towering red spruce. While it was surely the work of an industrious squirrel — perhaps a family, given the ...

Spruce trees provide two types of food; cones like this one that contain seeds for birds to eat and needles that caterpillars eat. / BILL DANIELSON / For the Gazette Sign up for the Gazette's morning ...

For instance, researchers use the backyard sightings that users submit to Project FeederWatch —a joint program run by the ...

For many birders winter centers on a specific event, the annual Christmas Bird Count. It's a continent-wide effort involving 24-hour counts during a designated period spanning Christmas and New Years.

HONOLULU (KHON2) — An endangered finch is once again calling Kuaihelani, also known as the Midway Atoll, home after being away from its home for 80 years. On July 21 and July 22, U.S. Fish and ...

A species that was previously considered lost, the black-naped pheasant-pigeon, was rediscovered in 2022. Doka Nason / American Bird Conservancy Nearly 12,000 species of birds exist in the wild, and ...

According to experts, 2026 will provide a unique opportunity to observe winter finches in shrubs, tree stands, and at feeders.