The total was five less than the 25-year average, but there were some exciting and unusual sightings documented by local ...

March means the arrival of the early birds, including species such as brown thrasher, blue-gray gnatcatcher and red-winged blackbird.

File photo of the Right Reverend Mariann Edgar Budde, Episcopal bishop of Washington, at the Washington National Cathedral. (Photo by NASA/Paul Alers / public domain) “Mean,” “so-called ...