As summer draws on, spring’s dawn chorus of birdsong fades. There is no sudden hard stop, just a gradual decrescendo as various voices drop out when their nesting cycle nears its ending. But even in ...

A dozen American robins were singing exuberantly when I went outside this morning. Almost six months have passed since I last heard them utter anything other than their usual emphatic chirping.

Female European robins (Erithacus rubecula) sing throughout autumn and winter – and their songs are just as physically and mentally challenging as those of males. Outside the breeding season, when ...

Watching a juvenile robin perching upright on our back deck recently was a special moment. Young robins have historically symbolized the renewal of life and new beginnings. The youngster had a pallid ...

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 ...

DEAR JOAN: I wanted to share a wonderful experience I had today. It was overcast and cool, and the normal assortment of birds were all out in force — chickadees, juncos, gold finch, purple finch, ...

I hear this month of grayness in the absence of cicadas droning the way they did back in August and early September. And the field-crickets have changed their routine. A month ago they were still ...

Robins are considered harbingers of spring, the quintessential early bird. They are common sights on lawns across North America, and are often seen waging a tug of war with earthworms. Though they’re ...

Robins aren’t naturally nocturnal. But lately, in urban areas, they’ve been staying up all night singing. Some research has suggested it’s due to the fact that cities are so damn loud. But a new study ...