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With spring coming, an Asheville reader asked if they should keep feeding the local bluebirds, or if insects will be readily available.

Readers ask Answer Man if hummingbirds have gone missing this summer, and if Short McDowell Street will ever get repaved.

A reader asks if the wave of avian flu that's devastating poultry flocks can also impact songbirds, and if bird lovers should take down feeders.

Today’s batch of burning questions, my smart-aleck answers and the real deal: Question: On April 9, a group of us were rowing on Lake Julian, and we saw this flock of white pelicans. Is Asheville on their migratory path? My answer: That, or maybe they know something about global warming we don't, and they're scouting for future oceanside retreats. Real answer: Duke Energy operates the Lake Julian power plant, and company spokeswoman Meghan Musgrave Miles checked with their environmental sciences team and dug up some cool information about this phenomenon. "White Pelicans are a migratory spe...

Answer Man: Local bird population dropping? Salmonella to blame? Today’s batch of burning questions, my smart-aleck answers and the real deal: Question: I've lived in this area for 10 years, and I have always fed birds. It seems to me that there are fewer birds around compared to a decade ago, and I've particularly noticed it this year. Is this just my imagination, or have there been some significant changes? On the other hand, the number of squirrels that show up to pick up bits of bird feed that fall to the ground has not changed at all. Their population always seems quite high. Is there...