Now that most of the leaves on the trees and shrubs in the yard have fallen, I can once again see vehicles on the road out front. And I can also see a lot of the wooded hillside across the road, ...

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 ...

I have received several emails in response to some recent columns. Jim Hall, who resides on Bristol's West State Street, said he has recently began feeding birds. He wrote specifically about pine ...

Robins are everywhere once again. The American robin (Turdus migratorius) is a migratory bird. Seasonal movements between breeding and wintering grounds, occurring twice a year, are inherently risky.

Those winter visitors known as American robins have arrived in South Central Texas. A few weeks ago I spotted only a few, but flocks of these birds with brown backs and reddish breasts have since ...

A slithery line of scarlet sunlight emerges through the purple streaks in the eastern sky. Dawn draws near as I get ready to take my morning walk. Bits of frost glitter on the still-green lawn. By the ...

On April 18, my husband found a cup-shaped nest made of mud, grass, leaves and small twigs ensconced within our Norway spruce. He noticed an adult robin’s head peering out from the nest. Ever since ...