Birds are a big part of holiday traditions in Missouri. One of the longest-running traditions, entering its 126th year this week, is the National Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count, from December ...

OCEOLA TOWNSHIP, Mich. — On a quiet unpaved road the Saturday before Christmas, John Lowry scanned the skies, ready to jot tallies on a clipboard for his contribution to one of the longest-running ...

The Audubon Christmas Bird Count is about participating in and paying attention to nature. Long before technology became the primary means of measuring bird populations, a handful of ...

During this holiday season, it’s fitting for us all to be counting our blessings – and for some of us to be counting our birds. That’s because the Christmas Bird Count is now in play and you’re ...

This winter marks the 125th year of Audubon’s Christmas Bird Count, in which bird nerds across the Western Hemisphere venture outside to record all the birds they see and hear. Scientists use that ...