Bird Watching: Red-headed woodpecker impossible to ignore
Bird watching is, by and large, an older person's activity. Attempting to interest younger people in birding is often frustrating.
View ArticleBird Watching: Red-bellied woodpecker a common sight
A recent article about red-headed woodpeckers roused more comment than just about any I have written. It was so well received that I decided to follow with another about a closely related but more...
View ArticleBird Watching: What to buy for watchers on your list
I get lots of questions about gifts for bird-watchers or for people who are just interested in birds.
View ArticleBird Watching: Shocked by deaths of birds? Don't be
In the last week, I must have been asked at least a couple of dozen times: "What do you think about all the dead birds that are being found in Arkansas and other places?"
View ArticleBird Watching: Go on, giggle: Sapsucker a worthy sight
Bird-watchers have a decidedly nonmacho reputation.
View ArticleBird Watching: Get creative to draw birds to backyards during spring
Spring is a time of transition for birds and for those who watch them.
View ArticleBird Watching: Watchers spread word on unusual sightings
I received an e-mail recently from a reader who told me that he had a Vermillion Flycatcher in his yard. He wondered if it was unusual.
View ArticleBird Watching: Shorebird ranks shuffle in wake of spring flood
Since the devastating floods of this spring, I have been asked numerous times about the effects of the flooding on the birds of the Mid-South.
View ArticleBird Watching: Practice can aid novice birders in deciphering species
It is a mystery of ornithology that there are several species of birds that occupy practically the same ecological niche and differ in only minor respects, except for size.
View ArticleBird Watching: Greenline a convenient destination for birders
The Shelby Farms Greenline has generated a lot of attention for its benefits to the community's health.
View ArticleBird Watching: Big screen's 'Big Year' treats birders, pursuit with respect
Anticipation in the birding community has been high this summer over the release of "The Big Year," a major motion picture about birding.
View ArticleBird Watching: Leave out feeders for hummingbird migration
This time every year, I get lots of questions regarding what to do for local birds during the winter.
View ArticleBird Watching: A look back at 2011's top stories for bird lovers
Several important stories regarding birds and bird watchers in 2011 had local connections.
View ArticleBird Watching: Do your part for Great Backyard Bird Count
"Citizen science" is the term the National Audubon Society, the U.S. Geological Survey and the Cornell University Laboratory of Ornithology use to describe programs in which volunteers collect data...
View ArticleBird Watching: Migrating bobolinks a welcome spring sight
My father was born in 1903 in Dyer County, Tenn., and grew up on a farm there. He told me that each spring when he was a boy, he and his brother would wait in the pastures with their shotguns for the...
View ArticleScott Somershoe found calling in birding
Scott Somershoe gets paid to do something many folks do just for fun.
View ArticleBird Watching: Keep your eye on the overlooked sparrow
It's easy to overlook less-colorful birds, like the sparrow, but often they are just as interesting as more colorful species.
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