Birding

November 22, 2016 — Their specialized diets make these woodpeckers the botanists of the bird world, but it can also cause them to get boozy on occasion.

November 18, 2016 — Add a camera or a cellphone to a scope and discover a whole new way of documenting nature. Here are some tips to get started.

November 17, 2016 — And here’s what the former birding champ has to say about it.

November 17, 2016 — Then take pictures. Lots of pictures.

November 16, 2016 — A rise in resident raptors is helping some New Yorkers get a glimpse of nature, while putting others, like pet owners, on edge.

November 15, 2016 — Every 10 years for more than a century, thousands of Northern Goshawks migrate south from Canada through Minnesota. But in recent decades, the counts during irruption years have plummeted. And no one's sure why.

November 14, 2016 — All you need are some peanuts.

November 11, 2016 — The election is over, but the work is just beginning.

November 09, 2016 — Thanks to one man's annual Winter Finch Forecast, birders can prepare for any surprise visitors that might swing south during colder months.

November 08, 2016 — Hiding away tens of thousands of pine seeds every year makes the nutcracker a prolific natural forester.