But then a group of another kind of "black" bird landed in a small patch of pines along the Zumbro River behind Apache Mall. I was pretty sure I knew what they were, but put my binoculars on them ...

The smaller ones are ring-billed gulls. Since it is winter, we have this area to ourselves, so we can bird and stop whenever we like along the 45,000 feet of shore line of Gardiner’s Bay. The marshes ...

Winter is the harshest time of year and as a result there are fewer species to look for. At my house, in the month of January, I have managed to see a maximum of 31 different species.

NORWELL — Explore the ways birds adapt to winter and learn local winter birding hotspots at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2 in a virtual session with the North and South Rivers Watershed Association.

"Even a bird like the black-capped chickadee which is really tiny — less than 10 grams — its feathers can keep it really warm, even in temperatures -10F or lower, as long as the plumage is in ...

Anyone who makes a regular habit of watching birds will recognize that there is a predictable rhythm to the seasons. Winter is the harshest time of year and as a result, there are fewer species to ...