Down parka? No, a sweater will do. Wooly hat pulled down over the ears? No, a cap will do. The sound of chickadees and ...

Explore outdoor offerings in early spring, from migrating birds at Nichols Arboretum to mindfulness hikes at Waterloo State ...

Why Birds Need Native Plants Native plants for birds are like Mom’s home cooking. They’re the tried-and-true foods that keep ...

Most likely if you read my column, you have some interest in nature, and I bet most like, feed or even seek out birds. If you ...

Shirley Mast, of Lancaster, seconds Carl’s suet suggestion. It helped attract to her city yard the ruby-crowned kinglet that she reported during The Great Backyard Bird Count. Mast, a retired teacher, ...

A: The chickadees you saw were probably searching ... various sparrows or tufted titmice. So yes, winter bird-watching can be very rewarding. Q: This isn’t really about birds, except that ...

Echoes From the Loafers’ Club Meeting Happy birthday. I didn’t get you anything. Email newsletter signup Sign up for our daily email newsletter That’s the same thing you got me last year. And you ...

Smaller birds — woodpeckers, titmice, finches, chickadees, even cardinals — all cooperate in letting others in to share the food. They each take a seed with them to crack open at a perch in a ...