Few bird songs accompany me as I take the morning walks in late August. I regularly hear the persistent red-eyed vireo and usually a wood peewee. Occasionally, a couple of warblers add abbreviated ...

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The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. It's a noisy place out there in the backyard, even after you turn off the mower and the leaf blower, ...

July, August and September are the months of insects in Lancaster County. And I have been delighted to experience many insects, locally, during those warm months. From the middle of June to mid-July, ...

It was the first full week of September and for some reason, the weather gods decided to save some of the hottest days of the summer for those of us going back to school. The combination of heat and ...

During the summer, you probably hear a variety of sounds in your own backyard. We take a quick listen at what you're hearing. If you step outside during the daytime what you most likely will be ...