A couple of weeks ago, the doorbell-camera app on my phone flashed an alert: There is motion at your front door. This was ...

Slow down from the holiday rush and rediscover the beauty of nature with a hike to the top of a Long Island preserve where you can spot the city skyline on a clear day and even encounter a Nigerian ...

Last Sunday was the Chautauqua county Christmas Bird Count. At 8 in the morning, six of us gathered at Audubon to see what ...

A surgeon had to put the boy into a medically induced coma to repair multiple skull fractures. Four years later, Newsday ...

Eastern screech owls are strictly nocturnal, which makes the sight of them during the day all that more special.

Subscription boxes land in a good-gift sweet spot of being thoughtful without requiring too much effort. All you have to do is select the one that best matches your recipient’s interests ...

Surprisingly, winter is the best time to put up an owl nesting box. You could put one up anytime of the year, but owls look ...

Eastern screech owl, Northern saw-whet owl, barred owl, barn owl, long-eared owl, and short-eared Owl. A nesting box isn't right for every owl. According to the nonprofit the Owl Research Center ...

But small and medium sized owls, such as the screech owl and the barn owl, are literally better fits for nesting boxes. Rhode Island even has a volunteer-run nesting box program for barn owls.

Regardless of whether they send gadgets, garments, or grub, these services allow you to give the gift of membership right away, but let the actual deliveries roll in later. I've been writing about ...