News Sci/Tech Cool critters: Why you won’t find a partridge in a pear tree, even in Washington Dec. 22, 2024 Updated Mon., Dec. 23, 2024 at 8:38 a.m. A gray partridge skitters across a snow ...

A Christmas carol may sing of partridges in pear trees, but in Southeast Missouri, it's the bobwhite quail that reigns. Learn about this official state game bird and its unique habits in the wild.

The Christmas tree thieves: It’s the scent of the endangered Guatemalan pinabete fir that attracts the poachers. It has been called “the Chanel No. 5” of Christmas trees.

Historians know it’s French because, well, there’s this bird, a partridge in a pear tree. While 40-some partridge species range worldwide, only one is native to England.

Audubon’s 125th annual Christmas Bird Count kicks off in Gastonia and the Lake Norman area this weekend. Birders will gather in Charlotte and Raleigh the following weekend. From Dec. 14-Jan. 5 ...

Article continues below this ad The Christmas Bird Count began on Christmas Day in 1900 when teams totaling 27 volunteers dispersed to 25 U.S. and Canadian locations and tallied 90 bird species.