This week I've been hearing bird noises. Not bird songs. Not bird calls. Bird noises. Birds make noise in a variety of ways. Certainly, singing is one of these, and spring is the season to appreciate ...

Here at Magpie Ridge west of Gilby, N.D., where I watch most of my birds and where no magpie has been seen for many months: Here the bird of the week is Wilson's snipe. This would not be the case for ...

The sun was shining Saturday morning, for the first time in several days. When I stepped outside, I heard tundra swans and common snipe. These are two of the signature sounds of spring on the northern ...

Ornithologist Katie LaBarbera arrives at the Coyote Creek Field Station in Alviso about 45 minutes before sunrise — peak time for bird activity. The early part of LaBarbera’s Sunday shift is ...