This is a good time of year in the Chicago area to monitor your plants for animal damage and to do some pruning. Other than ...

The final week of 2024 was particularly calm and delightful for me. After the hustle and bustle of hosting a family gathering ...

The first human bird flu death was reported out of Louisiana on Monday, Jan. 6. The same case was the first serious case of ...

Jimmy Carter's state funeral moves to Washington after observances in his native Georgia. The 39th president's remains will ...

Marin Plank truly had no interest in birds when she gave her husband a camera-equipped bird feeder for his birthday. But by ...

The pope’s move put a vocal supporter of migrants at the top post in Washington just weeks before Trump is sworn in for a ...

Radecki said Porter approaches his work with a degree of enthusiasm she’s come to expect from the fourth-grader.

There’re times when life delivers its most painful yet hopefully enduring lessons with all the subtlety of a forearm shiver ...

Welcome to 2025, everyone. Without introductory fanfare, here are my top birding highlights from the past year.

As it is expected to get pretty darn cold around here starting Sunday, I thought a column concerning feeding birds is in order.

Millions of Americans feed wild birds, especially in winter and spring. Studies show that this can influence birds’ health ...

The northern cardinal is the state bird and lives in Illinois year-round. Clark Hudmon, owner of Barn Owl Garden Center in ...