https://whentobird.com/blog/When birds arrive, where to see them, and how to read the data.en-us https://whentobird.com/blog/gifts-for-birders/https://whentobird.com/blog/gifts-for-birders/Mon, 09 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000Practical gift ideas for a birder, by budget. Binoculars, field guides, good seed, a phone scope adapter, rain gear, a refuge visit, a Christmas Bird Count, and an app that never bills them. https://whentobird.com/blog/winter-finch-forecast-2026-27/https://whentobird.com/blog/winter-finch-forecast-2026-27/Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000Poor seed crops in the central boreal forest mean pine siskins, evening grosbeaks and crossbills should reach the Northeast and Great Lakes this winter. https://whentobird.com/blog/what-birds-stay-for-the-winter/https://whentobird.com/blog/what-birds-stay-for-the-winter/Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000Cardinals and chickadees stay, juncos and tree sparrows arrive, and robins swap places. Here is how to tell which winter birds are which in your state. https://whentobird.com/blog/texas-birding-guide/https://whentobird.com/blog/texas-birding-guide/Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000Texas birding by the calendar: the April coast fallouts, the Rio Grande Valley, whooping cranes at Aransas and a September hummingbird peak, all from ten years of birder checklists.