In February and March, male red-wings travel north from their southern wintering grounds and find good spots for nesting and feeding.

A perch-hunter of the forest understory, it feeds on frogs, snakes, lizards, and small mammals ... but red-shouldered shows 3 bands on the folded secondaries; broad-winged lacks the pale crescent ...

The common grackle is larger than a red-winged blackbird but smaller ... In summer, these birds also eat insects, berries and small animals such as frogs and mice. Kenn and Kimberly advise ...

How a winter irruption of white-winged crossbills in the Adirondacks sparked a lifelong passion for birdwatching.

For proof, listen for the distinctive “conk-la-ree!” song of the red-winged blackbird. These boldly colored migratory birds spend the colder months in the southern United States and begin ...

Among the species returning to Michigan first are species like red-winged blackbirds, turkey vultures, sandhill cranes, and Canada geese. "These may not be rare and exciting birds at first glance ...