Snow Bunting Range These spunky sparrow-like birds nest farther north than any other passerine. Male snow buntings head to their breeding grounds in the high Arctic in early April.

The bird is the snow bunting — so named both for its predominantly snow-white plumage and amazing ability to withstand snow and subfreezing weather in its breeding grounds in the Arctic tundra.

Snow buntings are, after all, a true Arctic bird. They breed farther north than almost all other bird species, in places like Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Scandinavia and northern Russia.

The archival record of the museum’s bird collection lists “E. Bessels” as the collector for the snow bunting specimen. Jack Tamisiea, NMNH Bessels may have had a personal reason to poison ...

In this Bird of the Week segment, Stacia Brezinski with the Maine Audubon teaches us about a piece of eye candy known as the ...

The snow bunting, the northernmost songbird, spends its winters in the northern U.S. after summering in the Arctic. This small and unassuming bird might not be as colorful as an indigo bunting ...

The snow bunting is a bird that always makes me think of chilly places. By Bill Teale. Comment. Published 24th Dec 2024, 04:00 BST.

The Scottish Highlands — especially the Cairngorms National Park and Spey Valley — has a reputation as one of the best places to go birdwatching in the UK.

The painted bunting at Bartram's Garden is an example of how maintaining habitats with native plants supports bird species, even in wintry conditions. Snow can cut off access to food for many seed ...

Millions of birds are flying over Mississippi every night for the next few weeks. ... Species include many types of warblers, the western tanager and the snow bunting.

Snow buntings are small black and white birds that thrive in temperatures below 12 C and as low as –80 C. One researcher says there's not enough known about snow buntings, and he's calling on ...