In my last column, I welcomed the arrival of spring’s migratory birds to Marin. Foremost among these in attention-grabbing splendor and neighborhood observability are the orioles — brilliant golden ...

Look up there, those are Golden Orioles, beamed my father and our eyes boggled at the beauty of the golden birds. We feasted our eyes and marvelled at the beauty of the bright yellow birds, which were ...

A plump robin wearing a tiny metal backpack with an antenna hops around a suburban yard in Takoma Park, then plucks a cicada from the ground for a snack. Ecologist Emily Williams watches through ...