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Words on Birds
17.10.2024
How to catch more birds (published 10-16-24) The eyes have it! Ten years ago, I wrote a column about birding and fishing, noting the many...
08.09.2024
Audubon’s Kentucky legacy A birding (and baseball) road trip included a visit to the artist’s former home (published 9-4-24) Audubon Mil...
06.08.2024
Retirement is for the birds Freed from the daily grind, it's time for travel and new sightings (published 8-6-24) Hardly a day goes by w...
27.07.2024
Sax-Zim Bog Birding Festival, February 2016 From my kitchen table to yours 20th Anniversary Column! (published 2-15-23) Earlier this month I...
By nesting in colonies, usually in bare trees above marshy areas, herons gain protection from predators. Photo by Forest Preserve District ...
Prairie Falcon by Mike Dunn Stumping for birds Bob Dolgan’s documentaries capture the magic and mystery of Illinois birds (published 1...
Birds and books fill a memorable May (published 6-12-24) Miller Woods, Indiana Dunes National Park I’m a little late with this column and ...
More than cute: Picture books that leave a mark (published 11-29-23) Goodreads.com is tracking me. The Amazon creation knows what book I’m...
Birders gathered on top of Butterfly Hill for Cantigny's inaugural "Big Sit" in 2019. The group tallied 43 species without leaving their per...
Cornell's Merlin Bird ID app is a very good listener. It’s not magic, it’s Merlin The app’s Sound ID feature is changing how we go birding...
Red-winged Blackbird by Christian Goers Black beauties of the marsh Red-winged blackbirds are back, on territory, and sounding off (publis...
Stately symbols The nation’s roster of state birds is colorful but not so diverse (published 6-7-23) I drive with a cardinal on my licen...
Painted Redstart by Hemant Krishan Extraordinary birds of 2022 Rare sightings and other surprises captivated local watchers throughout the y...
Summer Tanager by Maranda Mink A "bee bird" made my day (published 6-30-21) One of my favorite spring rituals is the Birdwatching Open at Ca...
Red-eyed vireos can't resist a fruiting magnolia tree in the fall. They pluck the berries from the cone-like seed pods and swallow them who...
The author's late parents, Rollin and Dori Reiter, pictured in in 2015 at The Wilderness Center, in Wilmot, Ohio. Two more reasons I’m a bir...
Chasing a rarity (or not) (published 4-20-23) What’s my birding style? What’s my favorite way to enjoy birds? These are questions we might a...
Recapping the 2023 birding year Local watchers experienced some mind-bending sightings (published 1-17-24) A Limpkin at Fullersburg Wood...
Northeastern Illinois is a stronghold for Henslow's Sparrow, a grassland species in decline nationally. Photo by Jackie Bowman. Birds savor ...
The highs and lows of “owl mania” (published 4-17-24) In my last column I mentioned a just-for-fun goal of seeing or hearing 25 bird speci...
Great-tailed Grackle by Jake Cvetas Chasing the big grackle A shiny blackbird with a very long tail gave area birders a thrill this wint...
Colorado calling Summer birding tour of the Centennial State delivered unforgettable sightings (published 7-26-23) Chestnut-collared Longs...
Birding by numbers Keeping lists is what many watchers do, and some take it to extremes. (published 3-20-24) Bonus bird: Black-throated ...
Summer notebook Limpkins, spoonbills, flamingos, and a really big chicken (published 9-21-23) Limpkin by Nat Carmichael You never forget y...
Mexican Violetear by Matt Misewicz A good year for birds and birders (published 1-13-22) Area birdwatchers will remember 2021 for at least a...
Red-breasted Sapsucker by Lee Jaffe A sip of Napa Valley's birdlife (published 2-24-22) Most visitors to Stag's Leap Wine Cellars in Napa ...
John James Audubon painted every known bird in America during the early 1800s, a feat that earned him international acclaim. This 1826 port...
From tip to tip, the Common Loon, or "Great Northern Diver," is perfectly equipped for underwater fishing. Photo by Steve Huggins Looney tim...
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