In the 1800s there was something called a Christmas side hunt where people would choose sides and go out during the holiday and hunt. Whoever brought in the biggest pile of birds and other animals ...

I just returned from the first of my two Christmas Bird Counts for this year. What the heck is a Christmas Bird Count, you say? Well, it all started a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.

Birders are flocking together for the annual Christmas Bird Count, a nationwide project created over a century ago to replace hunting traditions with birding. Why it matters: The annual Christmas ...

and some families like to huddle around the fireplace to watch Christmas movies. But for bird enthusiasts around the globe, their Christmas tradition is something you might not have heard of but ...

Mary Ann Thomas Monday, Jan. 23, 2023 6:01 a.m. | Monday, Jan. 23, 2023 6:01 a.m. While volunteer bird enthusiasts counted cardinals and robins for the Audubon Christmas Bird Count from Pittsburgh ...

As most people know, these birds were often eaten across much of Europe in medieval times and beyond. The ninth day of Christmas is nine ladies dancing. Anyone who has watched courting birds knows ...

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 ...

In an annual tradition, dozens of Bradenton-area bird lovers looked to the sky earlier this month for the 125th Audubon Christmas Bird Count. Members of the Manatee County Audubon Society tallied ...