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The longer winter goes on, with its monochrome palette, leafless branches and profound silence, the more we appreciate the brilliantly red Northern cardinal. Cardinals visit our backyards and feeders ...

Massive collections of information reported in citizen-science projects like the Great Backyard Bird Count, which opened its 2021 version today, consistently reveal the northern cardinal, dark-eyed ...

Spring has sprung, and migratory birds are returning to the area. That means one thing -- it's time to stock up on bird seed. Backyard bird feeders attract a variety of feathered friends (as well as ...

Take a moment to watch this Dark-eyed Junco enjoying a drink—and then a quick bath. Clean, fresh water is just as important to birds as food. They rely on it for drinking and for keeping their ...