If you want to find an outdoor screen-free family activity, consider birdwatching for kids. It's an easy, low-cost way to spark curiosity about the natural world, and it's something you can do whether ...

MATTAPAN (CBS) – Mattapan was originally settled by the Neponset tribe of Native Americans. The name they gave it translates roughly to "good place to be." Mass Audubon's Boston Nature Center, 67 ...

It was two weeks before Christmas and off in the suburbs, the weather was yucky, but nice enough for kids and grown-ups to get out and about. The birdseed ornaments need to be placed in the ...

After a pandemic-forced hiatus of nearly a year and a half, the Evansville Birding Class is resuming its monthly classes. The group sprang from a series of classes that began in 2008. We met two hours ...

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 ...

Many Eastern Cape children have never seen an endemic and endangered parrot living in the forests near their homes. It takes only a short hike to create awareness of the Cape Parrot’s plight, but many ...

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 ...

Amanda Tokuyama (left), the GIS & Field Data Manager for the Urban Ecology Center, shows the young campers where the band will go on the Gray catbird's leg, while Brittany Peters (right), community ...

Scientists discovered that bird siblings, not parents, play the biggest role in teaching survival skills and shaping behavior.

Trish O’Kane, who recently published a memoir, “Birding to Change the World,” leads a popular course that pairs college students with grade school students to learn about birds. Professor Trish O’Kane ...