Over the weekend, hundreds of curious Chicagoans ventured to Lake Michigan beachfronts to witness a birding marvel: the early arrival of snowy owls. Two snowy owls have been spotted at Montrose Point ...

Big, handsome and unique, snowy owls rank among the most charismatic wildlife species in the world. As described by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the "regal snowy owl is one of the few birds that ...

I don’t remember if or when the temperature where I live was ever minus 7 degrees, but that’s how cold it was one morning this past week. The rhododendron leaves were so curled up that they looked ...

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Pine grosbeaks are among the species migrating southward as part of this winter's finch irruption. They can be spotted searching for food in fruit trees during the winter. New England birders with a ...

This year, an unusual number of owls have been spotted in areas of Northern Minnesota as part of what is called an owl irruption. Owl irruptions are defined as any time when a larger-than-normal group ...

Flocks of cedar waxwings descending en masse on berry-bearing bushes might be considered a plague, if the birds weren’t so incredibly beautiful. I’ll never forget my first experience with these ...

Michiganders with backyard bird feeders may want to keep an eye out for some unexpected visitors in the weeks to come. A phenomenon known as an irruption is currently underway across eastern North ...