Even most of the Dark-eyed Juncos that winter here will soon leave for mountain forests, taking their ringing trills with them. Listen to the earth awaken as dawn circles the globe.
There is an element of luck in birdwatching, and sometimes that luck is mostly bad. The grebe is the master of its own buoyancy.
When the Great Horned Owl eggs hatched in the first days of March, the downy owlets were the size of newborn chickens and their mother brooded them day and night.
Winter is a great time to travel to Latin America for birdwatching.
A striking vision amid the open habitats it prefers, the Black-billed Magpie is a familiar sight throughout much of the West. Members of the woodpecker percussion band announce their territory and attract mates, as they pound away on metal roofs or gutters.
If this sounds a bit melodramatic, it just might be. She is incubating two eggs. According to myth, Thunderbird was so large and flew so high, it carried the rain on its back and created lightning and thunder.
Common nesters east and west of the Cascades, House Finches eat many kinds of seeds and fruits. It is late February, a few miles from the Columbia River in Central Washington.
During winter, Bald Eagles retreat from the territories where they breed, to seek out rivers rich with spawning and spent salmon.
Local guides, including those that specialize in birds, are often listed in travel books or are available through hotels or nature preserves. The House Sparrow was first introduced into the U. But with many hawks and falcons, the pattern is reversed. According to myth, Thunderbird was so large and flew so high, it carried the rain on its back and created lightning and thunder. Wind buffets the nest year round. Local guides, including those that specialize in birds, are often listed in travel books or are available through hotels or nature preserves.
When you hear their chorus, be assured that our summer birds will soon arrive, some from as far south as Northern Mexico.
It is late February, a few miles from the Columbia River in Central Washington.
Local guides, including those that specialize in birds, are often listed in travel books or are available through hotels or nature preserves. Even most of the Dark-eyed Juncos that winter here will soon leave for mountain forests, taking their ringing trills with them.
Because many birds are largely silent in winter, it may seem that they have left us. Long-necked and long-legged, these grayish cranes stand three feet tall. The evidence and theories are complex. Nothing signals spring quite like the sound of a Red-winged Blackbird, calling from the marsh.