NORTH MANKATO — Maddy Olsen was just minding her own business — having a pleasant stroll through the bucolic surroundings of North Mankato’s Spring Lake Park — when the brutal attack occurred. “I was ...

You could call them “warriors of the wetland.” Or “meanies of the marsh,” even “bullies of the bulrushes.” Or you could call them by their name, red-winged blackbirds. With shiny black feathers and a ...

In this episode, The Daily reports on red-winged blackbirds, a territorial species that nests along Lake Michigan’s shoreline and is known for attacking passersby. JONAH ROSENBERG: Picture yourself ...

Sometimes I like to nerd out on a specific bird. The challenge is to learn something new, and I always do. Today's focus is the red-winged blackbird, a perfectly named harbinger of spring in northern ...

I recently received an email from Tom and Helen Stetler in Elizabethton, Tennessee. The couple reported seeing several “early birds” in their yard recently, including American robins and a total of ...

The evil reputation of crows makes them revolting to most birds, including the softer ones, like songbirds. But, in contrast to their aggressive demeanour, they have a flip side that has fascinated ...