Blue-headed Vireo

Blue-headed Vireo Yesterday we had a Blue-headed Vireo in our yard singing, the first we have seen this spring. I was first alerted to it by...

Black-tailed Gull

This Black-tailed Gull will appear in the gull section of our new Stokes Field Guide To The Birds Of North America, coming this fall. I phot...

Chipping Sparrow FOY (first of year)

For this Stokes Feeder Friday, I wanted to share this video we took. This morning we had a Chipping Sparrow, FOY, first we've seen of th...

Winter Wren

Is this a candidate for the cutest bird? I think so. Winter Wrens are pocket-sized balls of feathers with super-sized songs that are so long...

Spring Snapshot

Here's a spring snapshot of what is happening on our property now. Our pair of bluebirds are valiantly defending their nest box from the...

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker arrival

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, male, the female looks similar but has a white chin and throat. Migrant birds are continuing to arrive here in sou...

Feeder Friday; Attracting Orioles

Baltimore Oriole Most orioles do not winter in the United States, but return during the breeding season. There are 8 species of orioles that...