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 ...

Chickadees replace 30 percent of their old neurons to make room for new memories in their hippocampus. The expansion of the hippocampus is one of the most impressive aspects of any bird. Seasonal ...

Last week, a reader named Joy emailed me a photo of a bird that she couldn’t quite identify. One look at the photo, and I instantly understood both the observer's confusion and the mystery bird's ...

The temperature at dawn Jan. 3 was a brisk 8 degrees; the afternoon warmed to the 20s with wind. The forecast snowfall started at about dusk and continued for the whole next day. There was about 2 ...

MILWAUKEE - One of Wisconsin's smallest and toughest birds just so happens to also be one of our first signs of spring. In January, a noticeable new sound can be heard across forests, neighborhoods ...

Our last column focused on Juncos. This week, we will focus in a lesser manner on two other feeder birds, the black-capped chickadee and the more recent addition, the house finch. Let us begin with ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – January 5th is National Bird Day, and the black-capped chickadee serves as a familiar and resilient symbol of the Commonwealth. Light snow possible in western Massachusetts on ...

The topics for the “Conversations with Prairie Lakes Audubon Chapter” will include a recap on the two Christmas Bird Counts in our area with Ben Eckhoff, MN DNR Area Naturalist and leader of the ...

Editor's note: The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) has granted Wildlife Recovery Association of Midland County a public hearing scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1.

Each morning, after making coffee, my wife and I fill the distinctive, barn-red bird feeder that hangs down between our back deck and Illinois Mountain. As we fill the feeder, we whistle to signal to ...

Myriad bird species will be flying through northern Illinois in the next couple of months, filling the region with bird songs as they fly to their northern breeding grounds or establish nesting spots ...

Black-capped chickadee is perched on a snowy stump with seed mix in winter park and eating.© Saeedatun/Shutterstock.com Birds don’t get enough credit for the magnificent creatures they are. Many ...