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During a chilly spring bird walk in Hand Hollow, a group of birders is thrilled to spot a rare glossy ibis — an unexpected ...
Large parking lots, mostly empty on this cool May morning, supported the fact that Presque Isle is Pennsylvania’s most ...
Written by FoHVos volunteer Jack Hagan.  Jack and FoHVos Executive Director Jenn Rogers been birding together for 10 years ...
Flying more than 13,000 kilometres each way from Chile to Alaska to breed and raise its young, the Hudsonian godwit sometimes ...
Mosquitoes are among the most irritating pests. In addition to their annoying bites, which can leave you very itchy, some are also vectors for deadly viruses. Fortunately, many birds eat mosquitoes, ...
Known for their speed and precision, barn swallows scoop up mosquitoes mid-air during flight. Image: X/ @JocAPhotography ...
A day later, I hosted a Baltimore oriole (a rare visitor at my home) and an even rarer visitor with a singing (more like ...
Spring migration continued in full force during the past week. The most notable birds, perhaps, were shorebirds and warblers.
It may seem difficult at first, but everything is difficult at first.” — Miyamoto Musashi There may be things more difficult ...
What to know about the hard-to-track blackpoll warbler, nicknamed 'nature's hearing test', just in time for its arrival in ...
Fortunately, many birds eat mosquitoes ... Placing nesting shelves in your eaves helps attract phoebes. The blackpoll warbler’s (Setophaga striata) breeding grounds stretch throughout Alaska ...
Birds usually begin to migrate 30 to 45 minutes ... Blackburnian Warbler and Blackpoll Warbler.