It’s March. This is when I find myself torn between clinging to winter and beginning to look for signs of spring, for the forest to begin to shake off its winter torpor. A time to look for breeding ...

Q:My son and I are fascinated by owls and would really like to see more of them. What owls might we see in the metro area and where should we look for them? A: Two things clue us in that an owl is in ...

Major League Pickleball is set to introduce electronic line-calling for its matches next season, following a deal with ...

CHAMPAIGN -- “Birds of omen, dark and foul,” wrote Sir Walter Scott about owls, once considered harbingers of doom, death, and destruction. In Medieval Europe, owls were thought to be witches and an ...

In the same way that I like to look for signs of spring, now, in the fall, I enjoy the countdown to winter. I have a short-term goal as well — the countdown to Halloween. How many "ghoulish" things in ...

When you see "birds" and "mating season" in the same sentence, what do you think of? If you're like me, the words recall clear mornings in April and May, when the southern Appalachians ring with the ...

TURTLE RIVER STATE PARK, N.D.-Conditions were favorable enough on this Monday March evening-no wind and no moon-but Erika Kolbow and Tim Driscoll weren't exactly brimming with enthusiasm about the ...