The Buzz

In its former life, the preserve now known as Rock Run Rookery used to be much less spectacular.

Nature isn't always pretty.

These sly creatures are skilled hunters and adaptable to many habitats and environments, including rural, suburban and urban areas.

While it’s a common misconception that owls can turn their heads 360 degrees, they still can perform some pretty dramatic feats when it comes to checking out their environment

From eagle eyes to Benjamin Franklin, dive into these offbeat facts.

A black-legged kittiwake, whose range is the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, has been putting on a show for birders at Whalon Lake in Naperville.

Take this quiz to see how much you know about this treasured species.

The new year will get off to an impressive start for sky watchers, with a meteor shower and total lunar eclipse both on display in the night sky in the first few weeks of 2019.

Almost nothing kills the holiday spirit quite like looking out your window to find that the Christmas lights you spent hours hanging outside are no longer lighting up the winter night.

We all know the saying "busy as a beaver," but how much do you really know about these buck-toothed rodents?

Snowy owls are a prized find among bird-watchers, because the beautiful birds are a sight to behold set against a wintry backdrop.

If you’ve thought to yourself "Do birds have ears?," well the answer to that question is both yes and no. 

It wasn't a normal day on the job.

Did you wake up to a winter wonderland Monday, only to find sunny skies and no fresh snowfall? It was all part of a beautiful weather phenomenon some parts of Will County and northern Illinois experienced this week.

According to a new study published by PLOS Biology, as species that are unique to particular ecosystems vanish, the more common — and mostly undesireable ones — move in.