Then, try bird watching. Make or buy your own bird feeder. Use kid binoculars to observe what birds live in your backyard. Go on a hike and look for birds. Volunteer to tag birds at your local ...

Forty third grade students from Mahan Elementary School, in Norwich, were treated to a bird ecology field trip program at the Audubon Center in Pomfret, on Oct. 25. The program was sponsored by the ...

Winter mornings bring a special kind of magic when you spot colorful birds fluttering around your backyard feeder. Building DIY bird feeders offers an affordable way to attract wildlife while teaching ...

Here’s something worth tweeting about: Being around more birds can boost your family’s happiness. A German study of more than 26,000 Europeans found that the cheeriest folks lived near natural areas ...

Michelle Hall's research has been funded by the Australia and Pacific Science Foundation, and the Australian Research Council. This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children. The ...

These lessons were designed to accompany the first two parts of the PBS Life of Birds series. Although this lesson plan was developed primarily for grades 9-12, teachers of elementary or middle school ...

As kids are heading indoors and settling in for the cold weather, many young birds are preparing for the journey of a lifetime. Hatched in the spring, these fliers—and their parents—are getting ready ...

Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. Prime birding season is here. From late April till mid-May, ...

Simon Griffith receives funding from the Australian Research Council. This is a great question, and funnily enough there is a recent news story out which helps answer it. In the United States, a dead ...