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A northern cardinal on a post in winter - Ken Winkler/Shutterstock We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There's something almost magical about seeing cardinals against a ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Bird watching is a popular pastime. In fact, according to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, there were about 96 million birders over 16 years ...

There is a shrub sold at nearly every garden center in America, marketed for its cheerful red berries and reputation for ...

Pine siskins have come south into the metro area, driven by scarcity of food in their usual northern range. Friends at varying distances east, west and north of us have siskins at their feeders. But ...

Myriad bird species will be flying through northern Illinois in the next couple of months, filling the region with bird songs as they fly to their northern breeding grounds or establish nesting spots ...