Category: Bird of the Month
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Bird of the Month: Snow Goose
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By Darcy Thomas Late March provides a magnificent birding opportunity to view hundreds of thousands of snow geese staging at Freezout Lake before flying onward to breeding grounds in the […]
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Bird of the Month- Feeder Birds: Rufous Hummingbirds
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By Molly Miller I saw my first male Rufous Hummingbird on April 25 this year, as he buzzed and clicked his way to the feeder. Acting uncharacteristically shy at first, […]
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The Extraordinary Eyesight of Birds
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By Linda Fine Hunt We all know birds are amazing. Studying bird vision reveals one of their most valuable assets. A bird gains more information about its surroundings through its […]
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American Robin
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By Creston School Student Lila Tarrant Hello, my name is Lila. I have loved birds since I was about five or six. I am nine now, and I am going […]
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Rock Wren
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By Darcy Thomas Rock Wren is an apropos name for a bird that lives in sparsely vegetated, arid, rocky canyons. These birds breed on talus slopes, scrublands, and dry washes, […]
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Bohemian Waxwing
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By Linda Fine Hunt At the top of my driveway stands a mountain ash tree. In the fall, clusters of bright red berries decorate its branches, and flocks of waxwings […]