April is known for many happenings. It is the month of warming temperatures that lead to thawing. (With a deep snowpack, this could cause flooding.) But it also is the month when we see many migrant ...

March is a great time of year for people across the United States. The snow begins to melt, temperatures rise, and many birds ...

I was out back early this morning, drinking coffee and recording the morning chorus of bird songs with Merlin, the Cornell Lab birding App. There is a feature in Merlin called Sound ID that listens to ...

In the last column, we talked about the wintering song sparrows bursting into song with the earliest glimmer of spring hope.

Watching birds in your backyard during the spring is a fun pastime. If you can't see them, you can still identify them if you ...

Spring arrives slowly, with buds, birds and wildlife stirring. The return of tree swallows — and their clash with bluebirds — ...

Days started getting longer on Dec. 23, which means spring was on its way before Christmas. That’s kind of weird, when you think about it. I always pay attention to the birds around that time to see ...

It’s easy to lump all sparrow bird types together: “Yep, looks like a sparrow to me.” You can find at least 33 species of native sparrows across the country. And while their plumage won’t sweep you ...