After what felt like the longest winter in recent memory. spring has finally arrived. Be sure to check out our official spring forecast and then take a look outside, because you're probably already ...

Banding birds provides data that helps us understand the movements of birds. Bird banding demonstrations happen at ACNC Saturday mornings in the spring. Photo by Jennifer Schlick If the groundhog sees ...

The American robin has long signaled the arrival of spring, right up there with crocuses poking through dirt and frogs ribbiting at night. But despite the familiar songbird’s reputation for being the ...

“The early bird catches the worm.” It’s an old adage that most likely refers to the American robin (Turdus Migratorius). This year, I first saw robins in late March, right around the time that maple ...

On a recent dreary morning — mist and rain, soggy ground — I dragged out of bed, shuffled off to the kitchen, put a pot on and stared out my window. What I saw changed my world. It was a red, red ...

Robins are not a sign of spring any more than Punxsutawney Phil, that pampered Pennsylvania groundhog, is a predictor of weather. Here's the scoop on Phil: if he sees his shadow, it means six more ...

With the start of spring less than a week away — Punxsutawney Phil's prediction notwithstanding — many Americans are undoubtedly on the lookout for the return of the robin. The migratory bird has long ...

Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch Spring robins look for food Wednesday, April 12, 2023, in Brainerd. Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch Spring robins look for food Wednesday, April 12, 2023, in ...

Birds need help year-round, whether that involves providing them tasty food to graze on or water to bathe in. This becomes even more important in the spring months when UK birds are building nests, ...