It is only early March, with Old Man Winter still looming large in the rearview mirror. But the birds speak – literally – of spring. Ever-lengthening daylight hours trigger our earliest songbirds to ...

In Massachusetts, it's not surprising to observe a plethora of black-capped chickadees flitting about in the tangled underbrush. Chickadees are, after all, the official state bird and have been since ...

Right now, the world is mostly white, black and gray. The birds at my feeder are like that as well. Chickadees, juncos, titmice, nuthatches — as black, white and gray as Whistler’s mother. Now and ...

Three kinds of wrens nest in the area, Carolina wren, Bewick’s wren and house wren. However, the Carolina wren is most common. It’s a loud, chatty little bird that sings any time of day. A little bird ...

Did you know that South Carolina has its own designated state bird? The Carolina Wren, ideally named for its new position with the state, was designated as the official state bird for South Carolina ...

Did you know that South Carolina has its own designated state bird? The Carolina Wren, ideally named for its new position with the state, was designated as the official state bird for South Carolina ...

For the last few weeks, just before sunrise — if it is not cold or rainy — I wake to the lovely song of a Carolina wren, sweet, loud and constantly changing from one tune to another with some melodic ...