Indigo buntings are sparrow-sized birds that breed across the Central and Eastern U.S. and in parts of the Desert Southwest. While the fema...
Indigo buntings are sparrow-sized birds that breed across the Central and Eastern U.S. and in parts of the Desert Southwest. While the fema...
The annual spring bird count was conducted at South Platte Park this morning, a swath of ponds, meadows and riparian woodlands along the Sou...
Birders who travel across the Southern Plains will usually observe a wide variety of raptors and grassland songbirds; in spring and fall, th...
By late April, waterfowl migrations are beginning to wind down at Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area, in central Missouri. Nevertheless, there ...
I have returned to central Missouri just in time for the annual invasion of summer and migrant songbirds, which should unfold over the next ...
Despite the warm, sunny weather (or perhaps because of it) the March waterfowl count at South Platte Park was rather dull this morning. The...
Most of our National Wildlife Refuges, Conservation Areas and large nature preserves are accessed by a network of graveled roads which permi...
Though I have been an avid birdwatcher for 40 years, I have always been deficient when it comes to identifying birds by their song. Now and...
The latest cold front moved across Colorado two days ago, producing a mild upslope flow and cooling our afternoon high by 20 degrees; howeve...
Two months ago, a friend and I endured single digit temperatures at Red Rocks Park, hoping to observe rosy finches and this winter's res...
It was mild and sunny along the Colorado Front Range this morning, but the monthly waterfowl count at South Platte Park was hampered by froz...
On our journey to South Florida, we left Columbia this morning under a low, gray overcast; unfortunately, the weather conditions did not imp...
Columbia, Missouri, has a state-of-the-art, eco-friendly wastewater treatment facility, consisting of a chain of wetlands in the lower Perch...
As the dark, cold days of December envelop Missouri, I add suet to our backyard handouts. While the chunks of high calorie food do not incr...
Clear skies and cold air enticed me down to the wooded hills and open farmlands south and east of Columbia this morning. Besides, a steady ...
On this cold, gray, November morning in central Missouri, I headed down to Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area on the Missouri River floodplain, ...
Harlan's hawk is a large, dark-plumaged buteo that breeds across Alaska and Northwest Canada. Once considered a distinct species, this ...
For the first monthly waterfowl count of the winter season, wintry conditions enveloped South Platte Park in Littleton, Colorado. Following...
Red Rocks Park, in the foothills west of Denver, is best known for its outdoor, rock-walled amphitheater, which, over the years, has hosted ...
As I headed to Chatfield State Park this morning, rain clouds billowed above the Front Range foothills. Beneath the waning sunshine, the gol...