Holiday images of cardinals on everything from greeting cards to table napkins are so common that the cardinal has been dubbed the “Christmas bird.” I can’t count the number of holiday greeting cards ...

This is the time of year when the lingering summer shows us some signs of autumn just around the corner. The phasing out of summer’s oppressive heat and humidity is a welcome early harbinger of fall.

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With the onset of spring comes a host of birds migrating through, or nesting in, the Hudson Valley. These are just some of the birds you can expect to see starting in April and early May in our region ...

There are at least several common ways to mark the start of spring. I have friends who link it to when "pitchers and catchers report" in February to Milwaukee Brewers and other professional baseball ...

Walking along a river trail recently, some birding friends and I stopped to stare in astonishment at an unusual sight, a hummingbird flitting near the base of a big oak. Almost at ground level, she ...