This species is one of the most widely distributed, abundant, well-known, and well-named birds in North America. Polytypic. Length 8.7". Usually sits in an obvious place or is found in flocks ...

Cold, cruel and unrelenting, February has come and gone. The skating rink that covered our walkway has finally been chipped away. Persephone, the goddess of spring is waiting in the wings, amusing ...

Michigan is transitioning from winter to spring. For proof, listen for the distinctive “conk-la-ree!” song of the red-winged blackbird. These boldly colored migratory birds spend the colder ...