The Outside Story features song sparrows, brown-backed birds who are the most widespread and abundant North American sparrow.

March is a great time of year for people across the United States. The snow begins to melt, temperatures rise, and many birds ...

April is known for many happenings. It is the month of warming temperatures that lead to thawing. (With a deep snowpack, this could cause flooding.) But it also is the month when we see many migrant ...

I was out back early this morning, drinking coffee and recording the morning chorus of bird songs with Merlin, the Cornell Lab birding App. There is a feature in Merlin called Sound ID that listens to ...

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Days started getting longer on Dec. 23, which means spring was on its way before Christmas. That’s kind of weird, when you think about it. I always pay attention to the birds around that time to see ...

From American robins to northern cardinals, ground-feeding birds are not just enjoyable to watch in your yard, but can help ...

MILWAUKEE - One of Wisconsin's smallest and toughest birds just so happens to also be one of our first signs of spring. In January, a noticeable new sound can be heard across forests, neighborhoods ...