Donna Posont, who teaches the program Birding by Ear and Beyond in Dearborn, Michigan, will speak in Springfield February 26.

Say the word “butterfly,” and the iconic orange and black of the monarch may immediately spring to mind. But they are becoming a rarer and rarer sight in nature.

Grackles are large blackbirds that have a reputation as bullies at feeders. There are three types of grackle birds to look ...