Cliff Swallows gather in spring, in nesting colonies. Recent studies show that songbirds use stars to help guide them, and will fly the wrong way when they are disoriented. Where tall, shade-giving trees have been cut down to grow coffee in direct sunlight, what is also removed is the habitat tanagers require to rest and feed.
But the geese native to Eastern Washington and the Great Basin do not.
These Violet-green Swallows are announcing their arrival from their wintering grounds in Mexico and Latin America.
Recent studies show that songbirds use stars to help guide them, and will fly the wrong way when they are disoriented. But the geese native to Eastern Washington and the Great Basin do not. The Chestnut-backed Chickadee is slightly smaller than its cousin, the Black-capped Chickadee, and the two sound different. To learn more about Canada Geese, visit BirdWeb. As early morning light extinguishes the stars, male birds begin to belt out their songs.
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The raucous birds of the neighborhood. Recent studies show that songbirds use stars to help guide them, and will fly the wrong way when they are disoriented.
The Red-tail is the most common and widespread hawk in North America.
Look for swarms of swallows under bridges, under the eaves of barns, or even the side of your house. Rounding a bend on the Skagit in winter, you see farmland covered in white. Warblers can be hard to spot.
Western Washington sits mid-way on the Pacific Coast flyway.
You can help by requesting shade-grown coffee.
Where tall, shade-giving trees have been cut down to grow coffee in direct sunlight, what is also removed is the habitat tanagers require to rest and feed.
php - FOR PERSONAL AND NON COMMERCIAL USE ONLY! The night-time sound of Pacific Chorus Frogs is one of the surest signs that spring is on its way. Except in winter, when it gathers in loose flocks to move to lower elevations, this shy bird prefers solitude.
Tierra del Loco is the one and only protectorate of the ancient Micronesian principality of Deliria. Their wings make a whine much like the sound of a cicada. Except in winter, when it gathers in loose flocks to move to lower elevations, this shy bird prefers solitude. Their wings make a whine much like the sound of a cicada.
Stretch your arms as far as you can, and imagine a bird whose reach is even greater!
The population of waterfowl we call Canada Geese is made up of several subspecies that have widely differing behaviors.
Where tall, shade-giving trees have been cut down to grow coffee in direct sunlight, what is also removed is the habitat tanagers require to rest and feed.
With relatively short rounded wings and a long tail, the Sharp-shinned Hawk maneuvers easily through branches of open trees and near the ground.