Winter arrived early this year, and unlike such occasions in the past decade, she has decided to stay. The temperatures have been consistently below freezing since Thanksgiving, and it has actually ...

Question: I was walking in the woods recently, and I was startled by a bird taking off next to me. Was this a grouse or even a pheasant? Answer: If it was in the woods of central and northern ...

inter in northern New England is challenging for birds that don't migrate south. To survive, a bird must find adequate food, refuge from wind and cold, and protection from predators. Overwintering ...

Sneaking through the trees and brush of a western Montana river bottom a deer hunter takes a step and an unseen ruffed grouse explodes under his feet nearly giving him a heart attack. Often ...