Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dark-eyed junco bird in snow - Melodyannem/Getty Images Winter is an exciting time for birdwatchers because it's the season when ...

Human snow birds, my friends from Lake Villa included, are off to Florida, but avian snow birds are right here in northern Illinois. They’ll be with us until at least early April, if not longer. They ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Cardinals, woodpeckers, finches and juncos were among the most popular species of birds seen in Ohio this winter, according to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Project FeederWatch.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As snow settles over the River Valley, a quieter kind of traffic picks up outside kitchen windows and backyard feeders. While ...

Submitted photo Officially called dark-eyed juncos (Junco hyemalis), these common local birds are often known as “snowbirds” because many migrate south each fall from Alaska, Canada and northern ...

COLUMBUS — Winter brings a variety of interesting birds to Ohio, making it an ideal time for birdwatching. According to a press release from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, bird enthusiasts ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — These snowbirds stay North in winter and are among the visible indicators of the cold weather to come locally. They’re slate-colored birds called Dark-eyed Juncos. “Yes, the Dark ...

A columnist received backlash from readers after calling dark-eyed juncos "drab" and "soot black." Readers shared their appreciation for juncos, citing them as harbingers of winter and praising their ...

Winter in Maine may be long, dark and cold, but it is also one of the most rewarding seasons for birdwatching. Across the state, from coastal towns like Portland and Boothbay to interior communities ...

The cheery call of the black-capped chickadee adds light to the darkest days of the year in late December and early January. That’s one reason why I enjoy feeding birds in winter. It’s comforting to ...

There’s more to bird migration patterns than meets the eye. Learn when and how birds migrate and discover which species makes ...

A Northern Cardinal, an American Goldfinch and an Eastern Bluebird are pictured, left to right, at a tube feeder. Robert Smith / Sun Herald As temperatures drop, new birds are flocking to North ...