Canada warbler: ‘Butterfly of the bird world’
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Twenty-eight nesting warbler species is another reason that birders flock to northern New York.
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Woodcocks’ arrival is sure sign of spring
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The American woodcock is a forest-dwelling shorebird species that nests in areas where it can readily find earthworms, its primary food source.
Pine grosbeaks: A favorite winter finch
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Ample food sources lead to bumper crop of pine grosbeaks this winter
Catching up with a boreal flycatcher
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With their loud “quick, three beers” song, the olive-sided flycatcher won’t elude your ear.
What will happen to Bicknell’s thrush?
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Concerns for potential disruptions to rare bird's habitat
A call of mourning
When I think of unsung beauty I think of mourning doves, with their gorgeous, smooth pale brown plumage flecked with black and their pretty, pale blue eyelids.
Listening for a nasal call that brings a smile
For reasons I have never understood, the call of nuthatches always makes me smile.
The familiar shriek of gulls
Ring-billed gulls have a black ring encircling their yellow beak, which makes them easily identifiable, and you have heard their call more times than you could imagine.
A classical bird song
Extremely common and widespread, song sparrows breed all across North America, and they vary significantly in coloration