Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chickadee sitting on spruce branch covered in snow in winter. Your garden may be resting over winter, but if you enjoy some winter ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Writer Amy Tan scours her yard in Sausalito, California for birds. Her recently published book, The Backyard Bird Chronicles, ...

So you want to try birdwatching, or as some of us call it, birding. Something about our feathered friends has grabbed your attention. A great-horned owl, perhaps, hooting outside your window after ...

Waking up to the dawn chorus of birds — one of the natural world’s greatest symphonies — is a joy like no other. It’s not surprising that bird-watching has become an increasingly popular hobby. A ...

Alli Smith, of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, offers beginner tips for exploring the wide world of birds. By Camille Baker As part of the New York Times birding project, The Times has a series of ...

Introduction. Wide-angle birding: be the bird, see the bird ; Becoming a "good birder": understanding the basics ; Birding mentors ; Why birding is cool -- Waterbirds. Loons ; Swans ; Mallard and ...

“What are some tips for finding migrating or wintering shorebirds?” asks Birds & Blooms reader Grace Huffman of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Birding experts Kenn and Kimberly say, “Because of the name, ...