Month December 2025

Jingle Birds & Tally Sheets: It’s Christmas Bird Count Week!

WildWatch Weekly Jingle Birds & Tally Sheets: It’s Christmas Bird Count Week! Live Cams Latest Posts Store Facebook YouTube Jingle Birds & Holiday Cheer Jingle birds, jingle birds, jingle all the way… If there’s one thing that makes winter mornings brighter, it’s the cheerful flutter of feathers outside the window. As snow dusts the branches and steam curls up from mugs of hot cocoa, our backyards come alive with cardinals, chickadees, juncos, and woodpeckers stopping by for a winter feast....

Tiny but Mighty: Meet Pennsylvania’s Wrens

WildWatch Weekly Tiny but Mighty: Meet Pennsylvania’s Wrens Live Cams Latest Posts Store Facebook YouTube Carolina Wren Small Birds, Big Personalities If you’ve ever heard a burst of rapid, bubbling song pouring out of a hedge, woodpile, or marsh only to spot a tiny brown bird bouncing through the shadows, chances are you’ve just encountered a wren. Wrens are some of Pennsylvania’s most energetic, vocal, and surprisingly diverse songbirds, yet they often go unnoticed. Their modest colors help...

Not Just for Spring: The Secret Winter Life of Songbird Nest Boxes

WildWatch Weekly Not Just for Spring: The Secret Winter Life of Songbird Nest Boxes Live Cams Latest Posts Store Facebook YouTube Nest Boxes Aren’t Just for Nesting When most people think of nest boxes, they picture spring: chirping chicks, patient parents, and busy beaks delivering meal after meal. It’s easy to forget that these wooden houses don’t sit empty the rest of the year. To many backyard birds, a well-placed nest box is far more than a nursery, it’s a valuable piece of real estate...

What Is Leucism? The Science Behind Pale and Patchy Birds

WildWatch Weekly What Is Leucism? The Science Behind Pale and Patchy Birds Live Cams Latest Posts Store Facebook YouTube An Unusual Visitor at the Feeder It started with a flicker of pale feathers at the feeder, the kind of moment that makes regular PixCams viewers lean in a little closer. Among the bustling flock of house finches, one bird stood out: a male with ghostly white patches scattered across his normally rosy plumage. Leudcistic House Finch Captured on Camera! At first glance, it...