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 ...
BIRD OF THE WEEK - THE AMERICAN TREE SPARROW
Ironically, despite their name, they nest and peck for their grub on the ground, in the tundra. You will see them communing with dark eyed juncos in your bird feeders all season, until spring arriv...
WHICH BIRDS WILL BE VISITING YOU THIS WINTER?
... But not all birds go south when Jack Frost comes around. Some stick around to cheer us with a little chirp as the dawn cracks - which thanks to clock changes has made sunrise a little later. So...
BIRD OF THE WEEK: THE AMERICAN GOLDFINCH
This cute yellow bundle of bustling energy is a sign that the ice of winter will be melting soon. It always warms the cockles of the heart to see the finch getting his yellow feathers at the end of...
10 NATURAL TIPS TO KEEP SQUIRRELS AWAY FROM YOUR BIRD FEEDER
Squirrels don’t just covet bird seeds. If they find a food source, they can go further and infiltrate any crevice that can give them entry to your house: chimneys, windows, garages. Once in the wo...
BIRD OF THE WEEK: THE DOWNY WOODPECKER
New to bird identifying? This little one can be the first on your list of “Birds I identified today!” Nibbling and flocking among the chickadees, titmice and nuthatches, the downy woodpecker is o...