I never paid much notice to the birds until I had kids. With the exception of the brightly-colored cardinals and blue jays, they all looked alike, and I didn’t see any reason to worry about who was ...

The Kids’ Winter Bird Count for children ages 7 to 17 runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Shoal Creek Conservation Education Center, 201 Riviera Drive in Joplin’s Wildcat Park. Jessie Ballard, ...

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 ...

When Danielle Belleny discovered the flute in middle school, she was hooked. “I absolutely fell in love with learning those études as a high schooler,” say Belleny of the work of classical composer ...

COLUMBUS—Staff from the North Carolina Arboretum will lead a Birding for Kids program on Tuesday, January 20, at 4 p.m. at the Columbus Library. Designed for children ages 5 to […] ...