I can’t always find a certain bird or mammal on one of my frequent treks in the woods, but I can often rely on finding signs ...

Though some folks complain about the snow and cold, here in northern Illinois only in winter can we see signs of animals that visited the yard overnight, and unusual birds that will be gone come ...

As I type this, the ground is covered with a fresh layer of snow. With that in mind, I'm going to write about three mammals that often leave their footprints in suburban snow: cottontail rabbits, ...

Back in the fall I claimed that I could write about squirrels every week. I didn’t quite reach that goal, but now, in the depth of winter, squirrels are still on my mind. This is reasonable, squirrels ...