These boldly colored migratory birds spend the colder months in the southern United States and begin returning to Michigan in ...

As winter loosens its grip, red-winged blackbirds, chickadees and migrating geese signal the arrival of spring, while ...

Spring migration for birds will be ramping up in Wisconsin in the coming weeks. Which species says spring has arrived?

One of the most abundant birds in North America, the red-winged’s count was estimated at 190 million in the mid-1970s. Populations are stable.

Blue jays, grackles and red-winged blackbirds are some of the most common backyard birds in March and will congregate at feeders in a way that’s unusual in the wild. To keep the feathered feeders ...

Signs of the coming of spring are appearing everywhere. So far, I’ve seen robins, red-winged blackbirds, killdeers, herring gulls, grackles, great-blue herons, geese, chipmunks, geese and others.

Meet 5 types of blackbirds you should know. Red-winged blackbirds are one of the most widespread birds in North America. This is evident come early spring, when the glossy black males claim ...

What bird signifies "spring" to you? For Journal Sentinel outdoors editor Paul A. Smith, it has changed over the years — from the American robin to the red-winged blackbird and for many years ...