Tag: birding
A new year means more things to discover
A new year brings new opportunities to explore birds, nature.
Get to know your feeder birds this winter
The best time to learn how to identify birds is now. This identification guide for 21 birds will help.
The Morning of Christmas
Scott Shalaway shares a birding twist on the classic "The Night Before Christmas" poem.
Counting the birds of winter
Any one can become a bird watcher. The annual Christmas Bird Count and Great Backyard Bird Count offer bird enthusiasts an opportunity to contribute to science.
Watching birds provides snapshot of populations
Put up a bird feeder this week, and you'll soon see a nice variety of birds, including chickadees, titmice, goldfinches and cardinals.
Let persimmon pucker you up this fall
Frosty nights signal persimmons to ripen, turn from bitter to sweet, and lose their astringent nature.
Banding birds helps us learn where migration takes them
Ever wonder where migrating birds end up after we last see them? Just how far can these things travel?
Crafty crows are smarter than we think
Several times each year I'm pleasantly surprised when I get a letter or email from a reader asking how to attract more crows. Such letters make me smile.
National Park Service produces Marbled Murrelet rap video
The clever video shines a spotlight on the plight of the endangered marbled murrelet, a small seabird related to puffins that lives along the Pacific coast from northern California to Alaska.
