To survive in boreal forests and at alpine heights, pine siskins have higher body fat percentages than some other birds that ...

Maintaining and observing a bird feeder throughout the winter can sound like a generous and kindly activity to help birds cope with the cold season. Though the seeds that we place on the feeder and ...

While the Valley is home to a collection of parks and nature preserves that make for good bird watching year-round, there are some species of birds that can only be found in Ohio during the winter.

Look for the conical, seed-cracking bill. If the drab brown birds have a touch of yellow on the wings, they could be pine siskins, an uncommon visitor from Canada. Other brown visitors to the ...

Also of note during the chilly early mornings of February, these birds were the first to arrive in the pre-dawn. In the subzero days, they remained. Though they are common, pine siskins do not ...