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“Look, There’s an Eagle!”

“Look, There’s an Eagle!”

Nov 1, 2024

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Brant. Photo © Carolyn Difrancesco|Dreamstime.com. The November morning dawned cool and gray as we drove the last several miles to our destination of...

You Can Draw a Wild Turkey

You Can Draw a Wild Turkey

Nov 1, 2024

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Native Americans introduced the turkey, their favorite game bird, to arriving Europeans. It soon became a traditional part of the Thanksgiving...

Banding Saw-whets

Banding Saw-whets

Oct 1, 2024

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive “They’re banding owls tonight!” my brother Nicholas exclaimed at the supper table.“Really?” I asked. “What time does it start?”“The announcement at the...

You Can Draw a Mourning Dove

You Can Draw a Mourning Dove

Oct 1, 2024

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Obviously, this bird received its name from its mournful “coo, coo, coo.” In spite of its dull coloring, this is really a handsome and unique bird. A...

Sharing Friendship

Sharing Friendship

Sep 1, 2024

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Sharing Birding Contest Honorable Mention As I’m the only birder in our family, I’ve often wondered what a birding spree would be like with my siblings....

Eagles? Maybe Not…

Eagles? Maybe Not…

Sep 1, 2024

View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Sharing Birding Contest Honorable Mention Bald Eagle. Photo © Leah Zimmerman. It was Friday. Finally the day had arrived! At 6:40 a.m. Grandma Elsasser...