I’ve seen a ton of robins this winter. On several occasions, I’ve seen them in big numbers attacking bushes and trees and stripping them of fruit.

The American dipper, a drab-looking bird no larger than a robin, is a splashy rarity: a songbird that swims and even walks underwater. This round-bodied gray bird with short wings and a stubby tail is ...

After signing a four-year contract for $5.8 million as a second-round pick, the price is expected to go up once it's time to sign his new deal. Cook's current market value is a yearly annual ...

Are you a morning person or an evening person? I am intrigued by the drastic variation of mankind. How can some thrive so completely on watching the sun come up each morning, then others not able ...

Just two years after picking up bird-watching as a hobby, he set a Cook County record by spotting 294 species in a single year. Shahzad’s passion for bird-watching began in 2022 when he joined a ...

Avid bird-watcher Tarik Shahzad spotted a record number of bird species in Cook County in 2024. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times Share Tarik Shahzad’s newfound passion led him to an ...

Florida birds had a rough year that ruffled many feathers, especially among enthusiasts who love to watch them. Avian influenza hit close to home, with dozens of birds euthanized at a Palm Shores ...

COOK COUNTY - The Thomas family, owners of the Kakadoodle farm in Matteson, suffered a devastating loss when avian bird flu wiped out their entire flock of 3,000 hens. The highly contagious virus ...

COOK COUNTY - The Thomas family, owners of the Kakadoodle farm in Matteson, suffered a devastating loss when avian bird flu wiped out their entire flock of 3,000 hens. The highly contagious virus was ...

The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer ... An epic account of Capt. James Cook’s final voyage. 9. Cher by Cher (Dey Street Books: $36) The superstar reveals her true story in the first of ...

TikTok might be the home of goofy dances, dubious health advice and mukbang galore — but it has also changed the way many people cook. Emily Contois, a professor at the University of Tulsa who ...

They'll move from Pig to Pig,” its founder Robin Hutson tells me. “They’re very keen to tell you how they've collected the set of Pigs, if you know what I mean. You know: ‘we've been to ...