But as the days get colder and food and water sources become scarce, they won’t return if you don’t follow through with your ...

“It can be challenging for birds to stay hydrated in the winter,” says David Mizejewski, a wildlife expert and media personality with the National Wildlife Federation. The difficulty with bird ...

Its name alone, downy woodpecker, exudes a sense of warmth, and if you have any trees in your neighborhood, you most likely can find this bird even on the most inhospitable days of winter.

Or think about the hermit thrush, he said, another bird we both now see year-round, which even 20 years ago was unheard-of. Once, their species had no genetic history of winter survival in the north.

Here are some things to know if you decide to feed wild birds this winter. Commercially mixed bird seed appeals to a wider variety of species, says the Wild Bird Feeding Institute. They commonly ...

“When there is snow cover, they don’t dig down in the snow like a mammal might,” said Melody Weller of Wild Bird House. With natural resources buried beneath the snow, such as seeds and ...