Spring, above all other times of the year, is a profusion of sounds. This commotion usually kicks off in early March as millions of migratory birds return to the Great Lakes region. With the warming ...

First marsh marigold, first pollen-inspired sneeze, first tick — the heralds of spring come in many forms, not all of them welcome. But the one that really screams spring is the annual chorus of ...

Zak Mertz holds a spring peeper frog, moments before setting it free next to a vernal pool in Weymouth, Mass. Inside the New England Wildlife Center in Weymouth, Zak Mertz pointed to what he called a ...