As expected with the warming temperatures and greening in the end of May, we experienced a large movement of songbirds returning from their southern wintering sites. The flights began in April, ...

Watching this video shows there is no time wasted, as the White-breasted nuthatch, Tufted titmouse and Downy woodpecker eat this no-shell seed wreath packed with fruit and nuts! These birds have now ...

Several years ago, I was awakened nearly every day of late spring by a recurring — and very loud — bird sound. I say “sound,” rather than “song,” because this particular noise was not so melodious as ...

Let's face it. The gray catbird is a well-named species. No other bird species that occurs here is so uniformly gray across its body. There are only two exceptions: the top of its head and beneath its ...

Their plumage is not spectacular, like the male Baltimore orioles, scarlet tanagers, or indigo buntings. Instead, catbirds wear rather unremarkable slate gray and black-colored feathers. But, oh, can ...