Lauren Vanier, University of Arizona Associate Master Gardener, is a co-chair of the Gardening Etcetera column. She finds joy ...

Ocracoke on the last day of 2025. Photo by Dennis McCunney By Peter Vankevich The birds of Ocracoke proved watcher-friendly for the annual Christmas Bird Count held on Dec. 31. For the second ...

As Alex Bell and I were finishing our area of the Howe Christmas Bird Count on Saturday, January 3, his cell phone rang, ...

Guelph’s 59th Christmas Bird Count took place on Sunday Dec. 14, a day when record cold played a large role in the results ...

The solstice marks the shortest day -- and longest night -- of the year, when the earth reaches the point in its annual ...

On December 20, 2025, Unalaska Island held its 33rd annual Christmas Bird Count, participating in the international Audubon ...

The hoots of the great horned owl, the most common owl species in San Diego County, are something we hear throughout the year ...

Kicking off 2026 with a patriotic yarn that ties in with this year’s sesquicentennial. Have a yarn to share? Send it to [email protected].

My region for the annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) was 11A, which circles Montezuma Town and borders a section of Port Byron ...

Unpredictable December weather makes the Roan Mountain Christmas Bird Count one of Tennessee’s most challenging surveys. This ...

A single red-whiskered bulbul has been on the loose in Adelaide's north for at least several weeks. Authorities are tracking the bird to try and stop it becoming endemic and causing major damage, as ...

Happy New Year everybody! As is customary at this time of year, I am going to pause to take a look back at the events of the past 12 months.