LINK TO PDF NEWSLETTER DOWNLOAD April 2025 Hummingbirds are perhaps one of the most popular birds to attract to your yard. These tiny, rapid-moving birds are not only cute to look at, but they’re also important for the ecosystem due … Read More
LINK TO PDF NEWSLETTER DOWNLOAD March 2025 SHARP SHINNED VS COOPER’S HAWK Cooper’s (Coops) and Sharp-shinned (Sharpies) hawks are exciting birds and cunning hunters. Along with the Northern goshawk they make up the North American accipiters—forest hawks with short wings … Read More
LINK TO PDF NEWSLETTER DOWNLOAD February 2025 White-winged Crossbill · Individual White-winged crossbills can eat up to 3,000 conifer seeds each day · Adult White-winged crossbills molt their feathers once a year, usually in the autumn. The red feathers of the male … Read More
LINK TO PDF NEWSLETTER DOWNLOAD January 2025 Three things to remember if you are going to feed birds in the winter: 1. The nights are especially cold and long for our feathered friends, so they rely on being able to … Read More
LINK TO PDF NEWSLETTER DOWNLOAD Christmas 2024 Merlin’s are small, fierce falcons that use surprise attacks to bring down small songbirds and shorebirds. They are powerful fliers, but you can tell them from larger falcons by their rapid wingbeats and … Read More
LINK TO PDF NEWSLETTER DOWNLOAD November 2024 Did you know: Some ground birds are considered hoppers, while others are walkers. What about Juncos? They’re hoppers! Juncos are part of the sparrow family and as such they too prefer to feed … Read More
LINK TO PDF NEWSLETTER DOWNLOAD October 2024 TRUE to their name, Bohemian waxwings wander like bands of vagabonds across the northern United States and Canada in search of fruit during the non-breeding season. High-pitched trills emanate from the skies as … Read More
LINK TO PDF NEWSLETTER DOWNLOAD IN HONOR OF MALCOLM (Mac) BROWN WE WILL BE CLOSED THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 5th FOR HIS CELEBRATION OF LIFE. September 2024 In winter, the northern Bohemian waxwing mainly feeds on berries, preferably rowan berries. These magnificent … Read More
LINK TO PDF NEWSLETTER DOWNLOAD August 2024 Songbirds are at risk from many different sources including predation during nesting by other bird species, snakes, squirrels. Also roaming and feral cats take their toll on songbirds. But injury plays a huge … Read More
LINK TO PDF NEWSLETTER DOWNLOAD July 2024 You might think they are just sparrows at your feeder, but you could be wrong. Here are two dead giveaways that you have Pine siskins. If you can approach the feeder and they … Read More
