Q:One winter we had an amazingly well-built cardinal nest in a shrub outside our kitchen window. It held together as snow built up inside the bowl, and we often saw chickadees “bathing” in the ...

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.

But most backyard birds ... 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 ...

Keep an eye out for these remarkable birds. Few sights are as iconic in winter as the brilliant red of a male cardinal perched on a snow-covered branch. Meanwhile, the female cardinal, though ...