The holiday season can sometimes be a busy and hectic time of year for some of us, but we all seem to find a little downtime around the Christmas break. It is a time of year when many of us are spending time with those we love most and taking part in many seasonal activities. […]

For those of us living in non-tropical locales, we know the difficulties of sometimes having to deal with the bitter cold. When temperatures dip below the freezing mark, we take proper precautions to keep ourselves warm, and birds are no different. Like mammals, birds are endothermic or warm-blooded and that they maintain their body temperature […]

If you are looking for a fun and exciting way to get outside and take part in birding studies over the holiday season, taking part in a local Christmas Bird Count is a great way to get outdoors and discover some of your favorite birds. Dating back to 1900, this 115 year tradition is now […]

Whether or not we all want to admit it, winter is here and isn’t going anywhere…at least for a few more months. As we move into the colder months there are a number of steps you can take as a backyard birder to ensure your feathered friends have what they need to be comfortable this […]

After a quick stroll outside, it is easy to determine that old man winter is very much on his way for most of us, including our feathered friends.  When the temperatures drop, our winter birds need to maintain a high level of calorie intake to aid them in building up the proper body heat they […]

With the snowflakes beginning to fly (already!), we as birders are beginning to move quickly into cold-weather mode. Despite the fact that year-round residents or short-distance migrant birds are “built” for winter, mortality rates can climb among winter bird species when the temperatures drop considerably. Birders have long kept this thought in mind and over […]