Yellow-rumped warblers are fairly large, full-bodied warblers with a large head, sturdy bill, and long, narrow tail. In summer, both sexes are a smart gray with flashes of white in the wings and ...

Lifting my binoculars, I hold my breath and crane my neck to see the bird who just landed in the Wax Myrtle. My birding friend “pishes” repeatedly. “Is that a…” “Yes, yes, I think it is,” replies my ...

No, they haven't, Tom, Things haven't changed at all. Goldfinches still find eating meat disgusting, and well they should. The barbaric birds in your photo (which is very nice, by the way) aren't ...

The Central Flyway is a bird migration route. Birdwatchers love to spot brightly colored warblers as they migrate south for winter.

The cardinals, bluebirds, woodpeckers and other songbirds that spent the summer in my yard, but left after August, are gradually returning this month. House finches returned weeks ago. The Carolina ...

I recently introduced the many autumn birds that have now returned to our latitudes, the shorebirds, ducks, raptors, sparrows and other songbirds that journey south each fall. There are many of these ...

Not all birds commonly seen in Chico live here year-round. Some appear for just a few weeks during their spring or fall migration. Others may stay for the summer. Yellow-rumped warblers and dark-eyed ...

The yellow-rumped warbler is aptly named, but the rump is only one of five spots of yellow on this little bird. The others are at the top of the head, the throat and on either side of the breast.

You're likely to soon see groups of nondescript songbirds showing up in your backyard, in local woodland parks, or in nearby state parks. Keep an eye on the birds and look for a yellow patch on the ...

September was one of the most beautiful stretches of solid gorgeous weather I can remember. There was very little rain last month and whatever rain there was seemed to fall on a weekday. As a result, ...