Are gulls underrated as singers?
Much as if they were playing a reed instrument, male snipe produce a winnowing sound in flight by metering, with their wings, the flow of air over their tail feathers. Despite its lack of experience, each bird must learn to fend for itself. You'll find excellent birdwatching and an impressive array of bird-related activities.
And they start singing young, learning their songs first from their fathers, just two or three weeks after hatching, and then from other males near the territories they themselves establish. And they start singing young, learning their songs first from their fathers, just two or three weeks after hatching, and then from other males near the territories they themselves establish. You just might hear nighttime migrating songbirds.
The American Kestrel is the smallest, most numerous, and most widespread North American falcon.
But then, we went astray. Despite its lack of experience, each bird must learn to fend for itself. Imagine flying thousands of miles without map or compass. The American Bittern, a member of the heron tribe, spends much of its time in the dense cover of the marsh. While we may be more inclined to prize gulls for their ability to catch French fries in mid-air along the waterfront, they are actually quite accomplished vocalists.
A House Wren sings from inside a thicket.
Perhaps the most familiar duck in the Northwest, the Mallard is a large and heavy bird.
In June, when birdsong is on the wane, many baby birds leave the nest.
You'll find excellent birdwatching and an impressive array of bird-related activities.
Are gulls underrated as singers? The migrating birds use daylight hours to stop and feed along the way, or rest in protected spots. Loping overhead at dusk, with long slender wings, the Common Nighthawk chases down aerial insects with sudden, choppy shifts of direction. It migrates south for the winter and returns each spring to an ever more uncertain fate in Washington.
Because frog-leg enthusiasts wanted these tasty morsels locally available. The ten-inch-tall Burrowing Owl is diurnal, most active during the day.
And no bird has been so often evoked and emulated in song and symphony as the cuckoo.