Charlie Bruggemann “found a lone horned grebe right in front of the contact station pier” at Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge. These sweet little birds with blood red eyes are western birds, but are ...

More than one call this winter has described a yellow-rumped warbler and always with the response: "No, it couldn't be a warbler. They are summer birds." Yes and no. Mid-Missouri birders can expect as ...

Black-and-white warblers and several species of thrush weren't hard to find at Elmwood Park in Rocky River. A red fox on the prowl appeared unaware it was being watched. The Hinckley Reservation ...

Fall is always a great time to look for rare and unusual bird species that might come to your yard. This fall was no exception for me with two new yard birds, A fox sparrow (number 106) and a ...

On a cold December day, a handsome sparrow with burnt reddish-brown tail kicked its feet in the leaves on the ground just outside the window. There’s only one sparrow regularly seen in Illinois with ...

If you are like me, every time I look out the window it seems like the ground under my bird feeders appears to be moving. The entire area seems to be alive with little brown birds. Each one of these ...