And the bird is distributed throughout North America, even into Alaska, Winger said. "Robins are really good at moving locally to find fruit," he said. "All throughout Michigan you'll see fruiting ...

The bird shown here is called a red-bellied woodpecker. It is sometimes mistaken for the less common red-headed woodpecker. It is possibly the most beneficial bird in the Southeast Missouri forest.

Last year, a team of scientists discovered that birds seem to ‘buddy up’ with other species at stopover sites during migration, but there was no evidence that different species pair up or ...