Mar. 31—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 ...

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 ...

My favorite part of watching birds in spring isn’t about watching them at all — it’s about listening. Many of the assorted sounds we refer to generally as “calls” are not season specific. Alarm calls ...

Koni Sundquist of Duluth called Thursday to say she had heard her first white-throated sparrow call of the season. For many, that pure, high-pitched call -- "Old Sam Peabody, Peabody, Peabody" -- is ...

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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 ...