Chickadees are plump, sparrow-sized birds with tiny beaks. Mountain chickadees are a bit larger and stockier than the black-capped chickadee. Both species have a black cap and throat with a white ...

Columnist Bill Danielson explores the challenge of identifying individual birds and the rare moments that make one stand out ...

It is the Monday after Saranac Lake Winter Carnival. At the risk of being disowned, disavowed or run out of town with a ...

The Great Backyard Bird Count, in which members of the public are asked to count the birds they see or hear for at least 15 ...

Winter poses several challenges for birds. Scarce food supplies and limited water are just a few obvious challenges for nearly all of them. Extremely cold temperatures, strong winds, driving snow ...

While many of Michigan's summertime birds head south when it gets cold, dozens of species thrive amid the cold. What to know about feeding them.

When the wind howls and the temperature plummets, it's easy to look out a window as birds huddle in a bush ... American crow, American robin, black-capped chickadee, downy woodpecker, hairy ...

This time of year, birds are easier to see on bare branches and you’ll have the run of some of the best viewing spots.

Though birds don't have anywhere near the fat reserves of other animals, their feathers serve as an effective insulation, Winger said. "Even a bird like the black-capped chickadee which is really ...

“I couldn’t have seen a fraction of my birds without the inclusive, growing Chicago birding community.” Birder Tarik Shahzad whistles for a black-capped chickadee to land on his hand at ...