MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Many runners and joggers are on high alert this time of year as Red-winged blackbirds enter defense ...

No bird is too big to escape attack by red-winged blackbirds rigorously defending their territory. Whether it's humans walking by on a path or turkeys feeding nearby, these two-ounce tyrants don't ...

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 ...

It’s still a hard life, Smitchger said. Right now, he’s worried about drought after particularly dry months in May and June.

Then, on March 1, I awake to the sound of red-winged blackbirds, twee-ing and twee-ing as they greet the dawn. Yes! Red-wings are true harbingers of spring. In years past, we’ve had them arrive as ...

As I am writing this column on March 22, my weather radio is going off telling me of winter storm warnings for northern Wisconsin. They are calling for 6-8 inches of snow, which will be on top of ...

A red winged blackbird. So, how do we tell the difference between Starlings and the true blackbirds? It’s actually quite easy, but during spring migration they can be a bit confusing.

This video shows the female Red-Winged Blackbird above, and the male below. The red markings on the male’s wings are called epaulets, which he will puff up and display in order to attract a mate.

DAVENPORT (AP) - Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller, "The Birds," has come to life across the Quad Cities this spring.

Great blue herons stand tall above Farmington Bay as nearby frogs croak in a chorus. New access gets you closer to this ...

Red-winged blackbirds can fiercely attack humans by making screeching dive-bombing swoops. Dr. Dave Juehring knows. Dave, of Davenport, is just out of the hospital after an attack by a red-winged ...

And yes, that includes red-winged blackbirds. Of the more than 27,000 published papers analyzed for this study, red-winged blackbirds were the second-most researched species, with an astonishing ...