THIS MUST BE my favorite time of year. We’ve emerged from hibernation and all danger of frost has passed. The birds have returned from the distant South to our forests to nest. The ones that survived ...

What Does a Swainson’s Thrush Look Like? “What is this bird?” asks Birds & Blooms reader Mark Rice of Dallas, Texas. Birding experts Kenn and Kimberly Kaufman say, “The compact shape, brown back, ...