Just after 3 a.m., Aaron Given goes looking for owls in the dark. The quiet ritual marks the start of the Sea Islands Christmas Bird Count, a survey he began 15 years ago after realizing the region ...

The world’s longest-running bird census is underway in Michigan. For more than a century, bird enthusiasts across the Western Hemisphere have participated in this community science project, which ...

During this holiday season, it’s fitting for us all to be counting our blessings – and for some of us to be counting our birds. That’s because the Christmas Bird Count is now in play and you’re ...

From raptors and waterfowl, to songbirds and corvids, Loveland’s trees, parks and reservoirs are home to a wide variety of feathered residents. To catalog them, local birdwatchers of all skill levels ...

Birds are a big part of holiday traditions in Missouri. One of the longest-running traditions, entering its 126th year this week, is the National Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count, from December ...

Hushed, they waited, all ears and eyes, binoculars clutched to their chests. The trees rose around them, columns bearing the weight of the snow and sky. Gusts of wind shivered powder down onto their ...

Western Scrub Jays, Great Horned Owls, House Finches, and some Red-Crowned Parrots: You might see and/or hear all of these birds while strolling through tree-filled, arroyo-lush parts of Southern ...

On Dec. 16, a barred owl was added to the Detroit Lakes Christmas Bird Count day totals in Becker County near Detroit Lakes, Minn. Detroit Lakes’ all-time record for recording different species in a ...

Going into this winter’s Christmas Bird Count, Anchorage organizers expected a subpar tally, given the unusually strong and cold winds roaring through the city on Dec. 14, the local area’s designated ...

It’s that time of year: the Christmas Bird Count, when birders go out in flocks to record all the birds they see in a single day. The data collected during this annual tradition gets compiled by the ...