Meet the recognizable and beloved northern cardinal. Get cardinal bird facts, including why male cardinals are red, and where ...

Few sights are more striking than seeing a vibrant red cardinal streaking across your backyard on a backdrop of white snow. If you’re wondering where your favorite fanciful scarlet bird has been ...

These tiny, round birds are instantly recognizable with their black caps and bibs, white cheeks, gray backs, and warm buff ...

Check out the bird species you might see at your backyard feeder this winter in different parts of North Carolina.

Bird-feeding, if done properly, can help these birds survive. Black-capped chickadees, for example, have a much higher winter survival rate if they have easy access to food, such as sunflower seeds ...

Meet Wisconsin’s winter birds and learn how they survive cold and snow. Join Robert S. Ellarson as he explores Wisconsin’s winter birds and how they survive freezing temperatures. Learn about ...

Winter can bring numerous bird visitors into your yard, but if you don't see the quintessential winter bird, the cardinal, you may have made a big mistake with placing your bird feeder. A feeder left ...

Q: I was hearing cardinals starting to sing their springtime song in January. Why do they start so early, since they don’t begin nesting until late spring? A: It takes a lot of time and energy to ...

There are very good reasons why many birds choose to leave for a warmer climate in the fall, despite the risks of migration.

As temperatures plummet to below zero across Michigan this week, backyard bird enthusiasts who enjoy watching and feeding their feathered visitors may wonder how, or if, they can withstand the harsh ...

We spoke to an ornithologist and a wildlife expert about what suet and suet cakes are, and why they are beneficial for birds in the winter. Suet, in simplest terms, is fat. "Suet is hard fat obtained ...