Migrating songbirds can get back up north to their breeding grounds in astonishingly quick time, with some traveling up to 360 miles a day, researchers reported on Thursday.

But now it’s April, when spring migration explodes. It is the most exciting time of year for bird lovers. Between now and mid-May, hundreds of thousands, even millions, of migrating songbirds ...

Migrating songbirds don’t eat the seed you put out in your feeders. They need insects, fruit, and water to refuel. Branches of shrubs and trees provide resting spots for them during the day.

Well before winter ends, our year-round birds begin to feel spring stirrings. Early morning hours are filled with songs when birds claim their territory and attract the attention of females.

Probably no other group of migratory songbirds draws birders in spring as do the dazzling, energetic little warblers. During the next few weeks, more than 30 warbler species will pass through Georgia.

Other studies have found that many bird species are adapting to climate change by migrating earlier, but this study shows that it might not be early enough to keep up with the pace of climate change.

As the weather warms and summertime approaches in Chicagoland, you'll hear the chirping of more and more birds. That's because millions are coming to the area during the peak spring migration season.

This is what is vocalizing right now, today. At no other time will I hear this early spring chorus. I bend to the ground to view the soft, luxurious leaves of Virginia bluebells poking up in the soil.

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook. The Southern Vermont Audubon Society has scheduled a number of bird walks plus field trips around the area this spring. The programs are as follows: ...