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.