The Wright Brothers studied bird flight before they designed the first airplane. Now modern aircraft fly higher and faster ...

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How a winter irruption of white-winged crossbills in the Adirondacks sparked a lifelong passion for birdwatching.

Red-winged blackbird, sandhill crane, northern cardinal, yellow warbler, common loon and hummingbird also were on the list of ...

The red-winged blackbird, at home in cattail vegetation of Minnesota’s bountiful wetlands, lakes and rivers, is a welcome ...

Biologists would say robins aren't really the best indicator, based on migration habitats and that red-winged blackbirds might serve as a more accurate harbinger of a new season. But as a warming ...

“We’ve got a variety of native sparrows that come to the feeders. And right now, I’m looking at a red-winged blackbird on one of mine.” Many of the latter stay in Lancaster County year ...

yellow-billed loon, red-faced cormorant, greater sage-grouse, Florida scrub jay, Baird's sparrow, saltmarsh sparrow, mountain plover, Hawaiian petrel, Bicknell's thrush, Cassia crossbill, pink-footed ...

Linus Ullmark and a former teammate made things difficult for the Detroit Red Wings. The Wings started well and sustained pressure Monday at Canadian Centre Tire, taking on Atlantic Division ...

You also can text "51555" to sign up for the alerts. Among the species returning to Michigan first are species like red-winged blackbirds, turkey vultures, sandhill cranes, and Canada geese.

Signs of the coming of spring are appearing everywhere. So far, I’ve seen robins, red-winged blackbirds, killdeers, herring gulls, grackles, great-blue herons, geese, chipmunks, geese and others.

While sitting on my back porch one day during late afternoon, my leisurely pursuit was interrupted as a large and seemingly nervous flock of red-winged blackbirds happened to fly by my location.