Things seem to be progressing nicely with the bird community in and around my meadow. The blue jays and northern cardinals are going through their “ugly duckling” phase, and there are a couple of ...

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 ...

I came away from a recent program on bird migration given by Kenn and Kimberly Kaufman learning a few new nuggets of information about warblers, which are one of my favorite bird families. The ...

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 ...

Male Blackburnian warblers are sometimes called "fire throats" because of their striking flame-orange face and throat. Spring migration is in full swing, which means warbler season is upon us! These ...

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 ...

The importance of understanding the geographic distribution of the full annual cycle of migratory birds has been increasingly highlighted over the past several decades. However, the difficulty of ...

For Iowa birding enthusiasts, the spring warbler migration is a highlight event. Not all migrations are created equal, of course. The speed, timing, and abundance of the annual flights are largely ...

Spring migrations runs between March 1 and June 15. Fall migration runs between August 1 and November 30. Peak spring migration is in May in NH The spring birds are on their way back. Warblers, osprey ...

They bring beautiful color and eat your least favorite plant - poison ivy! Here's all you need to know about the ...

EGREMONT — It’s a bird that’s been officially sighted just five times in the Berkshires since 1945. And after last week, make it a sixth for the prothonotary warbler, decked out in yellow spring ...