Exploring Nature, May 2022

by Kevin Shank | May 1, 2022 | 2022, 05 May Story Contest, Articles & Stories, Birds, Exploring Nature, Fish, Gamebirds, Hummingbirds, Mammals, Shorebirds

Ruffed Grouse eggs hatch in Virginia in late May. You may see them cross a forest road, if you drive through their habitat.May is peak migration for shorebirds at Cape May, New Jersey.The spring caribou migration is underway.Largemouth bass spawn when the water...

Wondernose: What bird has three different sets of plumage for three different seasons?

by Rebecca Martin | Dec 8, 2021 | 2021, 12 December, Articles & Stories, Birds, Gamebirds, Wondernose

You and I consider it normal to own one coat for winter, one for spring and fall, and one for summer. But that’s not so common for the birds. Yes, a few birds do have two sets of plumage, but three is rare. Not only does our mystery bird have three “coats,” but the...

Favorite Focus, November 2021

by Kevin Shank | Nov 24, 2021 | 2021, 11 November, Answer Key, Birds, Favorite Focus, Gamebirds, Herons, Egrets, & Bitterns, Study Guide, The Photo Focus

August 2021 Favorite Focus

by Kevin Shank | Jul 28, 2021 | 2021, 08, August, Birds, Butterflies, Moths & Skippers, Favorite Focus, Gamebirds, Insects & Arachnids, Mammals, Plants & Fungi, Study Guide

Mailbox April 2021: Carpenter Bee versus Bumblebee

by Kevin Shank | Mar 29, 2021 | 2021, 04, April, Birds, Insects & Arachnids, Mailbox, Plants & Fungi

Covers, April 2021

by Austin Vinar | Mar 25, 2021 | 2021, 04, April, Birds

Front Cover: Ruffed Grouse on a drumming log. Photo © Austin Vinar. Back cover: Cottontail rabbit among clover. Photo © Cheryl Shank.