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 ...

Robins are the unofficial avian mascot of spring, but did you know that they aren’t the first birds to return to Ontario for the season? If you listen closely, you may hear another common bird ...

Few birds feel more like spring than the American Robin. While some robins stay through winter, large numbers return north ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A robin appeared to pose for a photo just days before the first day of spring. Robert Bye of Sioux Falls said he took the photo in his backyard. The bird was perched in a ...

An American Robin looks over the eggs in her nest. iSTOCK/COX An American Robin looks over the eggs in her nest. iSTOCK/COX “Honest as a robin on a springtime windowsill,” sang Randy Travis in the hit ...

We all need little signs of spring. When the wind chill dips and another bout of cold weather shows up in the forecast, we start wishing and dreaming of spring more than ever. For gardeners, crocuses ...

In my opinion, the robin gets too much credit for being a harbinger of spring. Sure, most robins migrate each fall from Michigan to warmer places for the winter, but a few do remain behind in brushy ...

Waking up to the sound of birdsong is a great way to energize yourself for the day. In fact, one study featured in The Royal Society Publishing scientific journal suggests that hearing the sound of ...