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.

The young also have the strength in their wings and feet to swim, should they fall out of the nest and into water. “Researchers have observed baby blackbirds swimming until they can get to a ...

Males of the species don’t just spend time at one nest, either. According to the University of Michigan, a male red-winged blackbird’s territory can span more than 2,000 meters, or more than a ...