This winter article index provides links to articles on this blog and the Internet on the topic of the season of winter.

Winter is a mystery to many of us.  Basically, because we try to stay inside and keep warm. Studying ecology and natural history in the bitter cold is not something most of us want to do.

But winter is a great tie to study ecology. The stillness of the air, the quiet, the lack of insects buzzing in your ear or sucking your blood (female mosquitoes), make it easier to focus and not be distracted.

 

The Season of Winter

Nature in Winter: An Overview

 

Winter Nature Journal Keeping

Keeping a Winter Nature Journal (with Prompts)

Winter Photography Tips

In the Winter Sky

Winter Solstice and Full Moons

Circumpolar Stars in the Night Sky

Using the Pleiades as a Natural Calendar (with video)

Why Are There More stars in Winter? (Farmer’s Almanac)

Weather

Nor’easter, Understanding the Storm

March Winds – Why the Wind Blows So Cold

Winter Weather Terms – National Weather Service 

Plants

Studying Twigs: A Winter Nature Journal Activity

Studying Buds: A Winter Nature Journal Activity

Seasonal Winter Foods for Sustainable Living 

 

Animals

Winter Animal Signs

Insects in Winter

Hibernation is Suspended Animation

A Chipmunk’s Winter Sleep (Torpor and Hibernation)

Bears Hibernate in Their Own Way

How Can Moose Stand In Snow and Their Feet Not Freeze?

The Bagworm Moth: Little Brown Bags on the Tips of Trees

Winter Birds

Winter Birding; How to Master It (with video)

Most Common Winter Birds in Philadelphia

Winter Birds and Winter Food

Finding for Abandoned Bird Nests

Winter Bird Migrations and Irruptions (with video)

Winter Bird Feeding Guide: Attract Birds to Your Backyard (with video)

Conclusion

I hope this winter article index is useful. If there is a topic or question yo would like me to research and write about, please let me know in the comments below.