Birding enthusiasts will once again be out and about on Dec. 27 counting birds all day or the annual Oak Orchard Swamp Christmas Bird Count. Counters, some with spotting scopes and binoculars, will be ...

Have you ever wondered how many birds make Southwest Florida home, or visit for a winter pit stop? The bird lovers of Manatee County Audubon Society did their best to answer that question on Dec. 16, ...

For more than 100 years, teams of naturalists have ventured out into the wilderness around Christmastime to note each discernible squawk and every recognizable coat of feathers. Known as the Christmas ...

The Christmas Bird Count (CBC) is the longest-running community science project for birders and is sponsored by the National Audubon Society. The official dates run from Dec. 14, 2024, to Jan. 5, 2025 ...

Why is it that the carol “Twelve Days of Christmas” counts seven kinds of birds as gifts? Wait. Did you count only six species — a partridge and some turtle doves, French hens, calling birds, geese ...

Just after sunrise, in a thicket of oak trees near the banks of the Charles River, the high-pitched “tsee-tsee-tsee” calls began. Then a flash of bright yellow darted past a row of raised binoculars: ...

A bush full of eight red cardinals shines bright in Derek Stoner’s memory as he recalls his first Christmas Bird Count nearly four decades ago. Lancaster County’s part of the National Audubon ...

Join Yolo Bird Alliance for the 54th annual Putah Creek Christmas Bird Count, which is scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 15. The group invites birders of all skill levels to participate. Birders with ...

The National Audubon Society’s 123rd annual Christmas Bird Counts took place between December 14 and January 5. Thousands of counters participated in 1,123 counts and tallied 18,186,311 individual ...

KEARNEY — This Christmas tradition is for the birds. Literally. On Friday, residents of Kearney and areas north of the city are invited to participate in the nationwide Audubon Christmas Bird Count.

Birding is one of the few hobbies where even novices can help with scientific research. Starting at sunrise on Saturday, Jan. 4, birders in Baton Rouge will grab their binoculars and head out to ...