Credit: Shutterstock 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..

Christmas Bird Counts have existed for 125 years, collecting data and telling stories about birds’ migration patterns. “The groups of birds that were here 100 years ago are vastly different ...

Christmas Bird Counts have existed for 125 years, collecting data and telling stories about birds’ migration patterns. “The groups of birds that were here 100 years ago are vastly different ...

One statistic from the recent Reading Christmas Bird Count on Dec. 15 that caught the eye of compiler Lucy has nothing to do with birds: There were 61 counters out in the field along with 19 ...

The CBC was founded on Christmas Day in 1900 after a New York ornithologist proposed hosting a “Christmas Bird Census” as an alternative to what was then a holiday tradition of bird hunting.

Do cockatiels smile? Paco, the newest addition to the Devine home, is settling in well — assisting with edits, ... No, I thought, was this some kind of off-the-wall Christmas miracle?

The annual Christmas Bird Count, a unique holiday tradition overseen by the National Audubon Society, turns 125 this year and birders across Michigan are flocking to participate.