It’s not uncommon for still, silent winter landscapes to be suddenly disrupted by distant birdcalls. Within moments, half a dozen kinds of birds appear, flitting among tree branches, climbing up ...

I watched the true meaning of "birds flocking" recently. It was a warm early December day, in the early afternoon. In a not-too-distant tree there were maybe 70 or so chattering starlings, a ...

While sitting on my back porch one day during late afternoon, my leisurely pursuit was interrupted as a large and seemingly nervous flock of red-winged blackbirds happened to fly by my location. The ...