How to ID common feeder birds
Identifying common backyard birds is relatively simple by using a step-by-step procedure.
The good, the bad of late summer insects
As the weather begins to chill and the sunlight hours fade, beware of yellow jackets becoming more aggressive.
How to attract hummingbirds at home
Male ruby-throats usually return about a week before females. If you haven't yet hung a nectar feeder, do it today.
Four-letter words: bird, swim, wade, hunt
Here are a few four-letter words that guarantee year-round outdoor fun.
Hoarding helps explain empty feeders in spring
Scott Shalaway answers readers who have been wondering why their bird feeders empty so quickly during the winter.
Ruffed Grouse Society adds woodcock option
To an unsuspecting beginner, flushing a grouse or woodcock can be unnerving.
Size is most important when ID’ing birds
When you see an unfamiliar bird, study it through binoculars and mentally note its size, distinctive shapes, markings, colors, behaviors, and voice.
Meet the thrushes: Their singing is impressive
The sight of four fledgling American robins on the lawn reminded me that robins are thrushes, a family of birds that has a handful...
Feeding corn to deer could be death sentence
Just days after 20 inches of snow blanketed the ridge, a second storm arrived. We could have another 8 inches by morning.
Such conditions bring...
Keep ground-feeding sparrows around
Ground feeders are nice to have around because they clean up the seeds other birds kick to the ground.
