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Spring Migration Photo Contest Honorable Mentions

Spring Migration Photo Contest Honorable Mentions

by Kevin Shank | Aug 1, 2022 | 2022, 08 August, Birds, Contest, Herons, Egrets, & Bitterns, Hummingbirds, Shorebirds, Swallows, Warblers, Woodpeckers

Least Bittern. Photo © Peter Shirk, 16. Barn Swallow. Photo © Alva Steury Jr. Rufous Hummingbird. Photo © Alvin Clair Auker. Great Blue Heron. Photo © Gabriel Schneider. Pileated Woodpecker. Photo © Jarrett Martin. Hairy Woodpecker. Photo © Josiah Olson. Green Heron....
Our Birding Day

Our Birding Day

by Seth Good, 8 | Mar 3, 2022 | Articles & Stories, Birds, Cardinals, Tanagers, & Allies, Nuthatches, Pigeons & Doves, Sparrows, Thrushes, Waterfowl - Geese, Swans, Ducks, Loons, Grebes, Woodpeckers, Wrens

Sunday dawned a beautiful morning. The first birds I saw were cardinals—male and female. There were Chipping, English, and House Sparrows at the feeder. Out the kitchen window I saw a Junco and a Mourning Dove. At the feeder there were now starlings and Brown-headed...
Shivering for Birds

Shivering for Birds

by Dorcas Whetstone | Dec 1, 2021 | 2021, 12 December, Articles & Stories, Birds, Hawks, Eagles, & Kites, The Birders' Trail, Warblers, Woodpeckers

Sharp-shinned Hawk, © Joseph WhetstoneHairy Woodpecker, © Joseph WhetstoneBald Eagle, © Janet Whetstone “Oh! Look at those Cedar Waxwings!” Joseph exclaimed. Less than ten minutes into our bird count day, we were pleased to spot six Cedar Waxwings. They soaked in the...

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