Spring is on the way, and the birds are really showing it! But just what are the main ways you can look at birds for signs of spring? Listed below are quite a few signs to look for.   Red-Winged Blackbirds returning. Red-winged blackbirds return just in time to find a mate and start...

   Today I received an email from Cornell Lab. Near the bottom of the email, it had the heading that read: "New BirdSleuth Website Brings a Little Paradise Into Classrooms". Below the heading was a photo of a bird of paradise, which said "Evolution in Paradise". I decided to...

 You may have seen the fairly common eastern-meadowlarks in fields in summer, but have you ever seen a horned lark? Horned larks are actually the only true lark species native to North America. Though horned larks are year-round residents of the state, though uncommon residents,...

   On Saturday (February 23th) I awoke to the sound of mourning doves cooing, cardinals singing, and my alarm clock beeping. After getting up, eating, and loafing around for a while, I went and gathered my birding equipment (my bluebird feeder, dired mealworms for the feeder, 10x25...

    In the winter of 2012 through 2013, the first superflight since the winter of '97-'98 took place. This would be the first superflight to take place in a 15 year span. But what exactly is a superflight? A superflight is quite different from an irruption. You probably know...

   The popular NBG Bald Eagle cam, located in the Norfolk Bottanicals Gardens in Norfolk, Virginia, was a huge sucess. Usually drawing over 5,000 viewers at one time, the cam was a very popular destination for many people wanting to view a live eagle cam. The eagles have...

   If you don't keep your bird feeders up year-round like many (including myself) don't, the question "when should I take down my bird feeders?" might arise. The prime time to put up bird feeders is in the middle of October when birds begin their search for a reliable food source to last...

   Using a bird blind is somthing I have just recently started doing. So far I have used it twice. It is a great oppertunity to view birds and other wildlife up close, and also get close enough to take some really good, zommed photos.Using a bird blind, you just need to have a...

If you have up bird feeders, one thing you have probably learned is that when there is no snow, the birds are less dependant on your feeders. Once it snows, however, birds that have been away and not visiting your feeders will show up... snow does wonder for bird feeders. Just why, though, does...