Backyard Naturalist: Six billion sounds like a lot of birds, until you look more closely
Every year since 1900, the Audubon Society has conducted a Christmas Bird Count event.
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Backyard Naturalist: Feisty little climate migrants survived Snowmageddon
The Carolina wren is one of a growing list of climate migrants coming to Weston.
Song Dog season is nigh upon us
The coyote chorus is nearly here in Weston.
Backyard Naturalist: My next guest needs no introduction
The northern cardinal is the star of this week's Backyard Naturalist column.
Backyard Naturalist: It’s not a cat and it doesn’t fish!
In this week's Backyard Naturalist column, fisher cats (which are not actually felines) are Michael Pappone's focus.
Backyard Naturalist: The pileated woodpecker is better than any pest control
In this week's Backyard Naturalist, Michael Pappone talks about our own Good Lord! bird, the pileated woodpecker.
Backyard Naturalist: Is there a more beautiful sight than a healthy red fox in the wild?
Michael Pappone explores the world of red foxes in this week's Backyard Naturalist.
Backyard Naturalist: How big is Otis’s backyard?
Meet Otis, a Canadian long-eared owl who somehow ended up on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship.
Backyard Naturalist: Where have the little rascals gone?
Michael Pappone admits that he does in fact miss the chipmunks in this week's Backyard Naturalist.
Backyard Naturalist: Here come the snowbirds–autumn is full upon us
Weston affords us so many wonderful autumnal looks, but for Michael Pappone, the dark-eyed juncos are the real highlight.