We all look forward to spring, whether it be for our first wildflowers poking their noses above the still brown forest floor, the first warm rays of the springtime sun or even the first swallow or … [Read more...]
Feeding Birds in the Winter Months by Simon Thompson
February 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Do you feed the birds during the winter? I bet you do, as do thousands if not millions of others who also enjoy attracting wild birds to our feeders and homes, especially during the colder months of … [Read more...]
Migration: The Columbian Connection by Simon Thompson
January 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Any small wetland is a magnet for both local birds and southbound shorebirds; we found both Solitary and Spotted Sandpipers working along the muddy edges. Spectacular Yellow-hooded Blackbirds were … [Read more...]
Winter Finch Invasion by Simon Thomson
December 4, 2012 By
With one eye up north and another on our bird feeders, we are all keeping our fingers crossed this winter. Maybe this will be the year we will have some winter finches to talk about. Along with … [Read more...]
November 4, 2012 By
Wild Turkeys In honor of the upcoming Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons, it seems appropriate to consider the bird that almost became our national symbol: the Wild Turkey. Benjamin Franklin in … [Read more...]
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