I just returned from the first of my two Christmas Bird Counts for this year. What the heck is a Christmas Bird Count, you say? Well, it all started a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.

In the 1800s there was something called a Christmas side hunt where people would choose sides and go out during the holiday and hunt. Whoever brought in the biggest pile of birds and other animals ...

One statistic from the recent Reading Christmas Bird Count on Dec. 15 that caught the eye of compiler Lucy has nothing to do with birds: There were 61 counters out in the field along with 19 ...

Mary Ann Thomas Monday, Jan. 23, 2023 6:01 a.m. | Monday, Jan. 23, 2023 6:01 a.m. While volunteer bird enthusiasts counted cardinals and robins for the Audubon Christmas Bird Count from Pittsburgh ...

It’s legit. Local bird enthusiasts are participating in the National Audubon Society’s 119th annual Christmas Bird Count. Participants go out over a 24-hour period on one calendar day to count ...

As most people know, these birds were often eaten across much of Europe in medieval times and beyond. The ninth day of Christmas is nine ladies dancing. Anyone who has watched courting birds knows ...