Banding birds provides data that helps us understand the movements of birds. Bird banding demonstrations happen at ACNC Saturday mornings in the spring. Photo by Jennifer Schlick If the groundhog sees ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The coldest weather in two years has settled into West Michigan. Our state is caked in snow and ice and temperatures are staying locked in the low 20s and teens. Despite ...

The American robin has long signaled the arrival of spring, right up there with crocuses poking through dirt and frogs ribbiting at night. But despite the familiar songbird’s reputation for being the ...

MOLINE, Ill. — Winter is quickly winding down and the days are getting longer. We often look toward animals to determine if the warmer temperatures are here to stay. The robin is a very popular bird ...

The robins are back. That means spring, right? Aren't robins the traditional harbinger of spring? Well, yes and no. Yes, they are the traditional harbinger of spring by conventional wisdom, but, no, ...