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 ...

Birds like the northern cardinal and even the American robin ... "Even a bird like the black-capped chickadee which is really tiny — less than 10 grams — its feathers can keep it really ...

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.