It’s mostly silent now outside in the morning. Snow’s predicted for the high country with a slow, dreary rain on the prairie. Fall is here. And yet the meadowlark sings. Bird breeding season is long ...
Field guides can be so exasperating. Birds are not listed alphabetically and, in most, are not grouped in any order that makes sense from an identification standpoint. Then, if you do find the lark ...
Not all birds prefer trees in which to feed, nest and rest. The nation’s rolling Midwest is a prime example of grassland habitat holding a variety of unusual birds. But you need not venture far from ...
The peregrine falcons that have been nesting for 11 years at the MidAmerican Energy Co. building in downtown Davenport have produced four eggs this year. Scorpio has laid four previously, but never ...
Eric DeFonso, an avid bird sound recorder and volunteer naturalist, sees and studies first-hand the declining bird population species in his backyard and worldwide, though finds comfort and resilience ...