Birds singing in the morning are described as the dawn chorus because their singing is louder and more frequent in the early morning.

You thought that March Madness was a college basketball tournament?

So you think birds get along together at your feeders? Not so fast.

The northward migration of birds has begun.

Wow, on Tuesday thunderstorms are forecast with temperatures climbing into the 50.

As I write this we are heading into a week where the temperatures will mostly be below freezing.

As I write this week’s Bird News, I just heard that Phil, our groundhog friend in Pennsylvania, predicted another six weeks of winter.

It is winter time and, no surprise, the weather is cold. This is not the time of year to expect to hear birds singing. But I have been hearing Carolina wrens singing just about every day this month. Not only their staccato chattering alarm call, but their boisterous, loud, whistled and usually three-syllabled song that is repeated over and over again. The song sounds something like “teakettle” or “committee.”

Common eiders used to be plentiful in Vineyard waters.

Which weighs more: a bird's bones, or its feathers?