The western screech owl makes a call that doesn’t align with the bird’s name, sounding more like what local birder Nic Korte calls a “bouncing ball trill.” But while the little owl, which Korte says ...

The birds are moving through, that's for sure. Mornings in New England are now filled with the songs of so many birds it's hard to separate the voices. Throw in a mockingbird imitating the songs of ...

The sound was unmistakable and led me outdoors to face the thick woods across the road. In the advancing twilight the sound pierced the darkness again, and then again. The ghostly mournful wail, best ...