Since my last column on signs of spring (Feb. 7, 2024), more signs have become evident. The most common feeder bird in Idaho year after year — the dark-eyed junco — has begun to sing. Their simple ...

During the colder winter months, the diversity of birds dwindles as many species leave Teller County. However, a few species that summer to the north move in for the winter. During this time you have ...

I suspect the great naturalist and pioneer ornithologist was optimistic in his estimation of junco familiarity. His “snow-bird” is now formally known as the dark-eyed junco, and back in Audubon’s time ...

If you’re walking in the woods, you’re probably going to get more annoyed by a loud, screeching bird call than a soft, complex birdsong. But dark-eyed juncos are just the opposite. These birds will ...

The birds are moving through, that's for sure. Mornings in New England are now filled with the songs of so many birds it's hard to separate the voices. Throw in a mockingbird imitating the songs of ...

Human snow birds, my friends from Lake Villa included, are off to Florida, but avian snow birds are right here in northern Illinois. They’ll be with us until at least early April, if not longer. They ...

From now until the first ice storm in January is one of my favorite times of the year. It’s the period that’s brisk and invigorating without being bitterly cold or slushy. And it’s the time to catch ...

It’s the time to catch up with those species that breed in the high spruce-fir regions of the Southern Appalachians — where they reach the southernmost limit of their breeding ranges — but come down ...

I watched a flock of dark-eyed juncos at my feeders on the first day of 2017. With relatively mild weather so far this winter, juncos haven’t been abundant at my feeders. Also known as “snow birds,” ...

Winter is an exciting time for birdwatchers because it's the season when dark-eyed junco birds can be spotted. These feathered creatures travel to the United States for the winter, where they might ...