Jan. 3—Along with the holidays at this time of year, there is a tradition of a different type: the Christmas Bird Counts. Using Christmas only as the time when the counts are done, they are a ...

Identifying tracks in the snow. Plus, tips on planting winterberry. Bill Reid. Fri, December 16, ... Bluebirds, robins, and cedar waxwings are a few of the bird species benefitting from winterberry.

Looking more closely, I could see older tracks nearby, partly obscured by recent snow, showing that this critter (presumably the same one) had been this way not too long ago.

Snow buntings are small black and white birds that thrive in temperatures below 12 C and as low as –80 C. One researcher says there's not enough known about snow buntings, and he's calling on ...