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 ...

The male Northern Cardinal is hard to miss. Its vibrant red head and black eye mask stands in stark contrast to winter’s bleary hues, spring’s pastel florals and summer’s bright greens. Once you learn ...

Spring sometimes motivates me to get up at an hour that seems totally unreasonable at any other time of year. And so, when I stepped outside at 5 a.m., I was surprised to be greeted by the ...

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 ...

Radiantly red, like a red rose on Valentine's Day, the male Northern cardinal belts out a courtship song to a female sounding like "dear-dear-dear, pretty-pretty-pretty." The 8-inch-tall bird sports a ...

Spring weather has finally arrived, ushering in a sensory feast of nature's sights, sounds and scents after the barrenness of winter. We humans feel joyful at the prospect of long days filled with ...

Winter is fading, spring is coming, and birds are singing. The distinctive songs of eastern meadowlarks roll across prairies surrounding our metropolis. The males perch on fence lines, fence poles and ...

Q: I was hearing cardinals starting to sing their springtime song in January. Why do they start so early, since they don’t begin nesting until late spring? A: It takes a lot of time and energy to ...