Get facts about the red-winged blackbird, a black bird with red and yellow wings that is a sign of spring. Learn about their ...

In this episode, The Daily reports on red-winged blackbirds, a territorial species that nests along Lake Michigan’s shoreline and is known for attacking passersby. JONAH ROSENBERG: Picture yourself ...

Editor's note: This following edition of Nature News is a 2017 column, with 2024 updates, including a reference to our most recent snow storm. An internet outage prevented Susan Pike from writing a ...

A male blackbird (Turdus merula) guards his chicks nestled in a mossy nest. The hungry nestlings call out for food, showing a glimpse of daily life in the wild. This heartwarming moment highlights the ...

A male and female Baltimore oriole feed their young while perched on their hanging nest, which is made of materials like thin twigs, plant cotton and bark strips. Spring is in the air — which means ...