No bigger than a golf ball and no heavier a teaspoon of sugar, sweet Anna’s Hummingbird will make a striking impression anywhere they fly. And what a flight. Soaring high up in the sky, then nose-...
BIRD CARD: THE BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE
What a gorgeous sight to see a Black-billed Magpie spread its wings and fly over the western skies of North America. Even when perched on a road sign or fence post, it spreads its colorful wings a...
BIRD CARD: THE RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD
Birdwatchers across North America feel a lift of the heart at the first sight of the red-winged blackbird because it means … spring is here! Flying up from Mexico and the Southern parts of the Un...
The Killdeer is the largest and best known of the "ringed" plovers. Although classified as a shore bird, these conspicuous, graceful birds are often found in areas far from water in open habitats a...
The Scarlet Tanager is one of the 5 species found in North America: there are also summer, western, hepatic and flame-colored tanagers. Scarlet Tanagers are mostly found in the eastern parts of N...
BIRD-OF-THE-WEEK: THE DARK-EYED JUNCO
We are now in the depth of winter, which means that your bird feeders are crowded with foreign travelers. One international visitor to expect is most likely the dark eyed junco, called snow-birds ...