“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, ...

Winter keeps rolling on, but I know that I’m not alone looking forward to spring! I also know we shouldn’t be wishing our lives away because spring will get here before you know it and, in a blur, ...

Despite the chilly weather, the first week of spring has birds arriving a bit ahead of schedule. The great blue herons are here, and they have already claimed their large nests in the area swamps.

Each spring, hundreds of thousands of swans, geese, cranes and other waterfowl descend on a Montana lake on their way to the Arctic. A small town festival draws thousands of bird fans. The sky above ...

CHOTEAU, Mont. — Each spring, near the tiny town of Choteau, Mont., population 2,000, the sky comes alive. Huge flocks of migrating geese, swans and other birds swoop in for a rest on their long ...

Spring migrations runs between March 1 and June 15. Fall migration runs between August 1 and November 30. Peak spring migration is in April. Birds are on the move as their annual spring migration ...

The sky above the town of Choteau, Montana, comes alive every spring. Huge flocks of migrating geese, swans and other birds swoop in during their long migration to the Arctic from as far as south as ...