The solstice is often used as a way to mark the first day of winter, but many birders look to the sky instead. Winter is on its way to the United States, and as cooler temperatures set in, so do ...

Submitted photo Officially called dark-eyed juncos (Junco hyemalis), these common local birds are often known as “snowbirds” because many migrate south each fall from Alaska, Canada and northern ...

For over 50 years, Florida and other sunny Southern states have experienced a migration pattern: the influx of the snowbird, a not-so-rare breed of Northern-state dwellers seeking to escape winter by ...

Like birds, numerous folks from the northern states and Canada take an annual migratory route south once the weather at home turns from bearable to unbearable. Like me, maybe you live in a city that ...

They know horseradish in Eau Claire, Wisconsin − it's billed as the "Horseradish Capital of the World." But plastic babies in cakes and "Laissez les bons temps rouler"? No, that's a Gulf Coast thing.

It’s that time of year for some lucky people — they’re moving to a warmer state while their house stays behind in the cold. If you’re new to the world of being a snowbird, you will want to protect ...

Retirees aren't the only snowbirds moving to where it’s warm this winter. Remote workers are also following suit. In fact, the Census Bureau reports that the percentage of home-based workers more than ...