My favorite part of watching birds in spring isn’t about watching them at all — it’s about listening. Many of the assorted sounds we refer to generally as “calls” are not season specific. Alarm calls ...

How lovely is spring? Is it possible to count the ways? Is it even possible to count how many springs there are? They say the Inuit have many names for snow. We could have innumerable names for the ...

This post was updated July 6 at 9:33 p.m. As the school year reaches its conclusion, so does the full swing of spring. In the midst of flowers blooming and birds singing, many artists elevate their ...

“In the spring, a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love,” the saying goes. The same may be said of birds. That’s because spring is when most birds turn to family obligations—they mate, ...

In a sure sign of the changing seasons, migratory birds are slowly making their way back north right now. From tiny songbirds to enormous soaring cranes and eagles, spring’s earliest arrivers are ...

Michigan will soon officially welcome spring, and a lineup of festivals is on the way. Events across the state will highlight the environment, culture and music. Spring is nearly here in Michigan and ...