I’m convinced, Hooded Mergansers are simply Wood Ducks that have been corrupted by the Dark Side. Similar in size and sharing a proclivity for nesting in tree cavities, the bill of the hoodie shrivels ...

Question: There are large bird houses on the shores of the lake I fish. Are these wood duck houses, and do they really help the duck population? Answer: They are probably wood duck nesting boxes, and ...

When most people think of ducks, they probably think of birds that quack and live on water. Well, most ducks don’t quack and some nest in trees! Let’s take a close look at two of our local tree ducks, ...

• 600,000 Sandhill cranes gather along the Platte River in central and western Nebraska. Visit www.rowesanctuary.com. • Flocks of common redpolls have descended into Boulder County from the frozen ...

Signs of spring start materializing come mid-February, especially in mild winters like this one. Our first “wildflower,” skunk cabbage, bursts from spring-fed mires. Buds begin to pop on elms and ...

One of the most attractive birds in the Concho Valley will soon arrive (if they’re not already here) on ponds in San Angelo. If you don’t try to get so close that you startle them, they will present ...

Imagine 10 nearly round white eggs snug in a hollow tree, lined with soft feathers plucked from the mother’s breast. The hen carefully tends the two-inch eggs for about a month until the chicks hatch.

One of the most enjoyable and gratifying aspects of being a naturalist is the opportunity I have to help different people understand the world a little better. On March 9 I received an email from Mary ...

Wildlife authorities in Maine said six wild ducks found dead in a stream in Winthrop have tested positive for bird flu. The hooded mergansers were found dead in Mill Stream and tested positive for a ...