As we count every extra minute of sunlight during these transitional months, one Michigander is already singing from the treetops that spring has returned. But don’t get too close. They’re known to ...

Editor's note: This following edition of Nature News is a 2017 column, with 2024 updates, including a reference to our most recent snow storm. An internet outage prevented Susan Pike from writing a ...

Searching for a sign that spring is really, truly on its way? Then keep an ear out for the distinctive call of the red-winged blackbird. This boisterous wetland dweller is one of the first migratory ...

A: Like the answer to the next question, it is not odd, but slightly unusual, although less so every year it seems. Small numbers can be found in the Berkshires along river valleys and sometimes at ...

Red-winged blackbirds are easy to identify with their crimson-and-gold shoulder patch and distinctive “oopreeeeeom” croon. Ashland musician and author Tish McFadden has made paying attention to these ...