As you begin Valentine’s Day, listen for the cheery song of the northern cardinal. The crimson-colored male bespeaks sweetheart’s day like no other bird, and its courtship with the female cardinal is ...

Mornings these days resound with bird song, and it's a cheerful start to my day. The crimson-plumed male northern cardinal is one of the first songsters at the break of day. He sits atop a bush in my ...

In between snowstorms lately, we’ve been able to enjoy the sounds of spring as our feathered friends wing north again for summer. Everyone knows the sound of a Canada goose honking and probably a ...

From somewhere in the backyard, an Eastern towhee says: "Drink your teeeee!" Then, a Carolina wren says: "Tea-kettle, tea-kettle, tea-kettle, tea." A Northern cardinal chimes in: "Cheer, cheer, cheer, ...