The evening of May 12, an estimated 1.1 million birds crossed over Monroe County during spring migration. Most migratory birds fly at night, which can make them difficult to see but provides ...
Warblers, according to one classic old bird book — 1897’s “Bird Neighbors” by Neltje Blanchan — are a family of birds characterized as “exceedingly active, graceful, restless feeders among the ...
They bring beautiful color and eat your least favorite plant - poison ivy! Here's all you need to know about the ...
For many birders, the biggest prizes in a day of spring birding are warblers. No other family of birds in North America is so colorful. Thirty-nine species of warblers have been found in Idaho, ...
Though each annual Illinois Spring Bird Count — held the first Saturday in May — has its surprises, the latest one, at least in my participation area, was particularly unusual. A bird species that ...
ADAMS COUNTY - We followed the sound through row after row of young red and jack pines. At times it seemed distant, others quite close. "I think he's just up here," said Ashley Olah, a doctoral ...
If you’ve ever complained about air travel, imagine what it’s like for a migrating songbird. Take for example, the prothonotary (pro-thon-uh-ter-ee) warbler. It’s a bright golden bird about 5 inches ...
Comal County is looking to set aside more land for an endangered bird species, protecting its habitat from the encroaching sprawl of development in the fast-growing area. Commissioners voted this week ...