The northern cardinal is the state bird and lives in Illinois year-round ... just to get through these long winter days,” Hudmon says. He says you can encourage that by putting out a feeder ...

Birds like the northern cardinal and even the American robin ... Though robins are known to migrate south to warmer temperatures when winter is coming, not all do. And the bird is distributed ...

This time of year, birds are easier to see on bare branches and you’ll have the run of some of the best viewing spots.

The ever-repeating cycles of nature have once again shifted gears. Gone are the warm, green, flower filled days of summer, replaced by the cold air, grays and browns of dormant or dead vegetation, ...

Because cardinals are present in all seasons, from barren winter to fruitful ... have long associated the bird with romance. In one Choctaw myth, a clever cardinal acts as a matchmatcher, bringing ...

DNR Winter is the time to change the composition of bird foods offered and perhaps the arrangement of your feeders. This will aid in the birds’ survival, as well as increase ...

As the winds of winter sweep across Nebraska and the trees stand with bare branches, it’s a quiet, contemplative time — until ...

While many of Michigan's summertime birds head south when it gets cold, dozens of species thrive amid the cold. What to know about feeding them.

Birds like the northern cardinal and even the American robin, Michigan's state bird, tend to survive extreme cold better. Though robins are known to migrate south to warmer temperatures when winter is ...