Throughout the spring and summer, the sweet smell of simmering jelly comes from Cathy Clausen’s kitchen. Until now, she has cooked up the heirloom grape-apple recipe a couple of times a month. That’s ...

Q: I love to see the orioles at my grape jelly feeder each spring, but wonder why they disappear in late May? What can I do to keep them around? A: It's not that you're doing anything wrong with your ...

A: Baltimore orioles, favorite spring migrants for many of us, usually begin to return in late April in the metro area, with most settling in by mid-May. My bird journals show that I tend to hear my ...