Wood duck and mallard ducklings and pairs of Canada geese with their goslings easily catch our attention now. So do nesting American robins and common grackles. Still, this also is warbler migration ...
Warblers are the highlight of spring migration season for many birders, so we are off to a flying start this year (sorry). A bird never before recorded in Minnesota — Swainson's warbler — made not one ...
A little yellow bird once seen in jack pine and spruce forests across northern Wisconsin is down to a single patch of nesting habitat in the state, and bird experts aren’t certain the birds can hang ...
Living in the Northland, we get to experience large amounts of bird migrations twice a year. With the lengthening days and warming temperatures, we can observe the flight north of a vast variety of ...
Warblers, according to one classic old bird book — 1897’s “Bird Neighbors” by Neltje Blanchan — are a family of birds characterized as “exceedingly active, graceful, restless feeders among the ...
The yellow-rumped warbler is aptly named, but the rump is only one of five spots of yellow on this little bird. The others are at the top of the head, the throat and on either side of the breast.
Common backyard birds, such as cardinals and goldfinches, love to dine on seeds. But what do warblers eat? These cherished arrivals in the spring tend to avoid bird feeders, so bird lovers need other ...
GRAND FORKS – The yellow warbler is the most abundant warbler in our area most of the time. Exceptions would be the passage of yellow-rumped warblers in spring and fall, and perhaps some unpredictable ...
Sitting alone in a small dark blind waiting for a bird is a wonderful time to reflect or think deeply about all of the wonderful and amazing aspects of nature. This happened a couple of days ago when ...
With a name that starts with "G" and yellow on its shoulders and head, this warbler can draw comparisons to the Green Bay Packers. Wisconsin is home for many of the birds, too, at least during ...
Male Blackburnian warblers are sometimes called "fire throats" because of their striking flame-orange face and throat. Spring migration is in full swing, which means warbler season is upon us! These ...