bird watchers

I used to think that enjoying the spectacle of bird migration in autumn was a matter of avian geography. Now, I suspect it might have to do with personal geography: where in the world you position yourself as of early fall.…

An elegant and brilliant bird, it is so attractive that it is impossible to stop staring at it. Meet Oriental Magpie Robin, the national bird of our neighboring country, Bangladesh, who enjoys socializing in the city. Although the bird,…

“I remember stories of horse-drawn wagons and how they loaded supplies at the store to take to lumber camps” It's rare today, in a crowded market of big box stores, to find a thriving multi-generational business like North Bay's…

MANKATO - More than a thousand Canada geese and four dozen mallards…

The Red-breasted Merganser lands in open water during migration. Lake Erie is the most important staging area in North America for these ducks heading for the wintering grounds on the coasts. Mergansers' legs are set far back on their…

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Tim Flanigan's book "Grouse & Woodcock: The Birds of My Life" has…

Bird watchers have discovered a new genus and species of tanager in the lower slopes of the Andes in southeastern Peru and western Bolivia. Tangara Inti (Heliothraupis oneilli). Image Credit: Louisiana State University / Lane et al.,…

Posted: 10/30/2021 22:20:12 PM Modified: 10/30/2021 22:20:12 PM Walking through the pale green frosty fields in the early morning with two little brown dogs - the LBDs - the girls and I are confused…

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On September 29, a double list of top rarities appeared on Fair Isle - one perhaps slightly more anticipated than the other! The day started early for us, the observatory team, with a pre-dawn banding session at the…

Every Saturday, the Redwood Region Audubon Society and Friends of the Arcata Marsh offer informative walks around the beloved wildlife preserve. According to the Arcata Marsh and Wildlife Sanctuary web page,…

In 1837, John James Audubon sailed from New Orleans to the Republic of Texas for the purpose of collecting, studying, and painting the birds of North America. Near the mouth of Buffalo Bayou, not far from the field where the Battle of…

The ivory-billed woodpecker, which bird watchers have searched for in the Arkansas bayous, is gone forever, federal officials say. The same is true of Bachman's Warbler, a yellow-breasted songbird that once migrated between the…

The coldest air in more than four months will follow a cold front through the Philadelphia area on Tuesday evening, accompanied by another sure sign of fall: vast hosts of migratory birds.The front could trigger severe storms Tuesday…

The sequence of events was as follows: I was cycling through the graveyard, saw a few birds, had a song by Toni Basil stuck in my head. It was unexpected but also, in some ways, largely predictable. I entered the cemetery from Frances…

Red Knots are elite athletes of the bird world and stop briefly in Delaware Bay in the spring when horseshoe crabs lay eggs, a sight that attracts bird watchers and researchers alike. Sitting, left to right, Graham Austin of the British…

Read the transcript of the story If you are wondering what is that chirping sound that you hear, but you are not an expert in birds, wonder no more - there is an app for it. The Merlin Bird ID app can work its magic to identify around…

Charlie Vandemoer, director of the Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex, which includes the state's five federal refuges, said USFWS properties are managed primarily for the conservation of fish and wildlife, as public…

A deer frantically hurtled down a hilly slope, trying to get ahead of its invisible predator. The predator - a majestic Royal Bengal tiger - followed moments later, only to disappear in a flash in the same bushes. This pursuit did not…

The morning of September 11 was ideal for finding migrating songbirds. The night before was pleasant and the winds were blowing from the northwest, so nocturnal migrating songbirds had favorable tailwinds as they came from their nesting…

Depending on where they want to spend the winter months, that determines when they have to leave our neighborhood, says outdoor columnist. As we “swim” through those wet late August days, it's…

There's no other way to say it, folks: the eagle has landed. Eagle Canyon Natural Park and Complex, located in the Highland Lakes region along Buchanan Lake near the Hill Country community of Burnet, reports that he had his…

Birds are among the most popular and beloved wild animals. Of course, moose are majestic. Deer are popular with different groups of people for different reasons. Some people find foxes beautiful (or at least cute kittens). Some people…

Yousif Attia, who runs volunteer programs for Birds Canada, looks through the trees in Queen Elizabeth Park in Vancouver. “Each of these birds is unique. They deserve a name that describes them, not just the guy…

There is no shortage of options for wildlife hunters in Tehachapi, as creatures ranging from cuddly to…

The Aransas Country Grand Tour Route is 40 miles long but has several shorter sections to explore. Courtesy photoBy Alecia OrmsbyJuly 15, 2021Aransas Pass, Fulton, and Rockport trails combine nature and exerciseHere are some of the…

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This is the story of the critically endangered Javanese starling Gracupica jalla - his troubled present but also his surprisingly promising future - in a single photograph. Crammed into five small cages, 42 individuals are…

Palmer Park has the largest old growth forest in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties, according to the People for Palmer Park. But until recently, the area was relatively unexplored in terms of the birds that lived there. "There was…

Nora Cochrane, left, of Biddeford and Jeanne Tucker, right, of Kingfield search with other birders for a Bicknell's Thrush on June 12 on Mount Saddleback Deirdre Fleming photo SANDY RIVER - A 74-year-old woman wondered if she could…