Bird Spotlight

Check out our recent Bird Spotlight articles!

Birds On Alert (1/2012)
Danger can lurk in the backyard, and birds are always on the alert for signals that put them on the defensive.

Finches Spread Like Wildfire (12/2011)
Their beautiful, year-round song led to their appeal as caged birds, but they’ve emerged as the ultimate survivors.

It’s Clean-up Time (11/2011)
After a rain or wet snowfall, it may be soggy inside feeders, and damp seed is very bad for birds.

Perky and popular (10/2011)
Would chickadees be on most people’s ‘favorite bird’ lists if they were half as bouncy and endearing?

Archives:

The miracle called migration (9/2011)
Dog days are prime time for birds (8/2011)
Flash of Blue (7/2011)
Feathery Foster Care (7/2011)
Spring’s Cold Brought Bright Birds to Feeders (6/2011)
Avian Architects (5/2011)
Spring is Robin Season (4/2011)
Call of the Wild (4/2011)
Horned Larks (3/2011)
Highway Hawks (2/2011)
Winter Nights Challenge Birds’ Survival (1/2011)
Making Woodland Music (12/2010)
Don’t Hole Up All Winter (11/2010)
Swan season is winter’s prelude (11/2010)
The Snowbirds are Flooding in (11/2010)
Along the Bluebird Trail (10/2010)
Crows are Nature’s Scamps (10/2010)
The Journey Begins (9/2010)
Young Birds Go to Song School (8/2010)
Nature’s Nomads (7/2010)
Two Faces of House Wrens (6/2010)
Life in the Fast Lane (6/2010)
Big, Bright Birds (5/2010)
Spring, the Singingest Season (4/2010)
Eavesdropping Helps Birds (3/2010)
Urban Eagles (3/2010)
Disappearing Act (1/2010)
Natty, Noisy Nuthatch (1/2010)
Birds Asleep (11/2009)
Migration Gauntlet (9/2009)
Mockingbird Song (8/2009)