Tag: birds
The Cooper’s hawk
Tami Gingrich has had many experiences with the Cooper's hawk, including banding them, watching one eat her chicken and removing one from her friend's barn.
Rock pigeons: A bane for farmers
Tami Gingrich details the characteristics and habits of rock pigeons that allow them to survive and thrive among humans.
Horned larks: They’re full of manure
Tami Gingrich offers insight into a unique winter birding opportunity in Geauga County where horned larks flock to manure spreads.
Hawks and owls: Special visitors from the north
Tami Gingrich details species of hawks and owls that migrate south in the winter and can potentially be spotted in Ohio.
The annual Christmas Bird Count is at hand
Tami Gingrich explains the impact and importance of the annual Christmas Bird Count.
Birds of a feather flocking
Tami Gingrich offers insight into the flocking behaviors of different species of birds in the fall.
Winter Finch Forecast predicts irruptions from the north
If you enjoy feeding birds, you may be in for a special treat this winter. Two species of northern finches have already begun irrupting southward.
EQIP funding will help improve upland bird habitat
Private landowners and producers can apply for funding through NRCS's EQIP to create better upland bird habitat.
Listening to the birds and remembering a friend
Eliza Blue thinks about a friend who passed away suddenly, listening to the birds in her writing nook.
A bird in the nest
Early in the summer, two gray birds with pale yellow chest feathers started building a nest in the exterior eave of one of Eliza Blue's outbuildings.
