The Warbler That Stays
Fall is a season in flux. March may get the pithy proverb about lions and lambs, but October is equally a month of contrasts. Early days that can make it feel as though summer continues unabated transition into chilly days that make it clear a transformation is underway. A veritable river of birds in our nighttime skies brings old winter friends arriving from the north, as our summer visitors join the migratory stream flowing south. Our resident Pine Warblers are with us all year, but they too change with the season, albeit in subtler and less typical ways. Unlike…
Close to Home: The Pine Warbler
Those of us who know the thrill of spotting an elusive bird in its natural wilds experience the exhilaration…
Look and Listen: Finding the Ovenbird
As much as I wish the rhythms and routines of my life allowed for as much time spent in nature as possible,…
Hidden in the Leaves: The Ovenbird’s Nesting Story
A sculpted dome of grass and twigs, its opening barely perceptible beneath a layer of leaves. A carefully…