Volunteers and conservation groups and agencies are in the jack pine forests this week, counting the Kirtland's warbler which ...

South Padre Island, Texas For the warbler photographer who just can’t wait, South Padre is the farthest south of the hotspots and as such the warblers arrive here earlier than other locations. The ...

Today the Kirtland’s warbler depends on humans to provide it with jack pine habitat because of widespread modern fire suppression; Michigan and federal agencies are bound by agreements made when ...

Pine Island’s Landon Lowrie (24) watches Brandon Week (9) bat during a non-conference baseball game against Dover-Eyota on Friday, April, 4, 2025, in Pine Island. Pine Island won 11-1.

You may notice their white or buffy wing bars too. White throats and small bills complete the picture of these 5-1/2 inch birds. Bright Male Pine Warbler COURTESY: James Giroux ...

Courtesy Photo This artwork is by last year’s winner of the Kirtland’s Warbler Young Artists’ Calendar Contest, Nakiah, an eighth-grader from Eleuthera, The Bahamas.

Submissions for the next Crow Wing SWCD photo contest will be accepted Jan.1- Oct. 31, 2025. For updates and future contest details, follow Crow Wing SWCD on Facebook or Instagram.

Kirtland’s warblers are ground nesters and prefer the grassy areas under low limbs of jack or red pines. After we spotted the male singing at two spots, Olah turned our group to a waypoint about ...

Gabrielson received a 12- by 12-inch print of his photo, and Plinske got a 10- by 14-inch print of her photo. Winners of the 2022 contest were featured in the 2023 Crow Wing County Plat Books.

Warblers are small songbirds, and black and white warblers are medium-sized within this species. It’s about the size of a chickadee, with a flat head, a short neck, long wings, and a short tail. Its ...