Retired teacher Larry Weber, of Barnum, is the author of “Butterflies of the North Woods" and “Spiders of the North Woods," among other books. Reach him via Katie Rohman at [email protected].

There is a large family of birds belonging to the blackbird family, but an invasive species often causes confusion.

It was cold and the wind was blowing hard, but there I was with two friends scanning the whitecaps of Rose Valley Lake, hoping for a fallout of waterfowl and vagrant species. Winter birding in these ...

These finches are available in a few color morphs too, including yellow, red ... in states like California because escaped birds can form wild populations. These striking seed eaters are instantly ...

Unique, colorful, musical and social, evening and pine grosbeaks are wild birds that tend to be wintertime visitors that we ...

Most birds are a reddish orange, some can be yellow, but the underlying pattern is the same. House Finches are found in ... into firm live trees. The loud wild call is a sign you are in the ...

I love spring … the colors, the smell, the sounds of singing birds. After a winter of gray skies, white landscapes and no smells — I just love spring. I am fortunate enough to spend a ...

They particularly favored common pigeons, whose brains are just about the size of a shelled peanut, and canaries and zebra finches ... how birds think. First a crow captured in the wild watches ...

I am seeing just a few purple finches at the feeders now. Last year, over a dozen were here on many days in January. Some may migrate to the south […] ...

Nestled in the charming town of Henderson, John James Audubon State Park is a pint-sized paradise that packs a mighty punch. At just 692 acres, it might not be the biggest state park on the block, but ...