While some birds disappear from northern yards in the winter, this adorable, social species sticks around and is relatively ...

Not all birds fly south for the winter. Surprisingly, there are many familiar birds that stay in our area for the winter, including the northern cardinal, blue jay, black-capped chickadee, Carolina ...

Are birds most active at feeders in winter or summer? These simple tips will help you attract birds in all seasons.

Chickadees replace 30 percent of their old neurons to make room for new memories in their hippocampus. The expansion of the hippocampus is one of the most impressive aspects of any bird. Seasonal ...

I’ve tried to write a column on local plants every month for the last year and a half. Now I’m switching gears and will write about some of eastern Idaho’s most common songbirds. I’ll start off with ...

You’re at the park wearing a heavy winter coat, a beanie, gloves, a scarf, and warm boots—and you’re still numb and shivering from the cold. Then you notice a robin hopping from branch to branch.

I am pelted by wet snow as I climb above 8,000 feet in the Sierra Nevada of eastern California, tugging a sled loaded with batteries, bolts, wire and 40 pounds of sunflower seeds critical to our ...

Nestled deep in the snow, a white-feathered bird rests camouflaged and warm. Hidden from predators — such as coyotes, foxes and weasels — and foiling the efforts of the best birdwatchers to find them, ...