Singing birds can now be heard on most mornings: chickadees, titmice, Carolina wrens, cardinals and robins have been singing for most of February.
Snowy owls are stocky and pretty much control the area around them.
A reminder that the annual Great Backyard Bird Count takes place Feb. 18-21.
Didn't the southward migration of birds just come to a close in mid-January?
Here are the final results of the 62nd annual Martha's Vineyard Christmas Bird Count held Jan. 2.
The sun is rising earlier and the days are getting longer.