JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A tiny bird that once ranged across much of Florida is now only found around the St. Johns River in Duval and in Nassau counties due to increasing human development. The marsh ...
Wrens are little brown birds that can easily be distinguished from most other birds by observing their high energy, upright tail, loud chatter and bold behavior. House wrens are spunky little birds ...
As my wife, Kathy, and I stood by a marsh at the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge east of Houston, we heard the resonant trilling songs of marsh wrens. The birds were singing back and forth to each ...
Marsh wrens are fantastic little birds. If you have ever been in or near a freshwater marsh you have probably heard them chattering away from deep in the marsh. Sibley’s Guide to Birds describes their ...
TRAVERSE CITY — Marsh wrens are one of Michigan’s most secretive birds. The Department of Natural Resources recently put out a primer on the bird, which is rarely seen but sounds like a squeaky sewing ...
Birds' songs and the ways they vary between places have been well studied -- but what can the simpler vocalizations known as calls tell us about bird biology? A new study provides the first detailed ...
Iowa’s cattail marshlands represent one of our greatest natural treasures. Marshlands aid in flood control, store surface water, and recharge vital underground aquifers. But wetlands are most famous ...
This is a monthly article featuring bird species of the Upper Clark Fork River Valley from Butte to Garrison. Author Gary Swant hopes the column will inspire people to take an interest in observing ...
The Condor, Vol. 116, No. 2 (May 2014), pp. 226-241 (16 pages) ABSTRACT Bird populations are influenced by many environmental factors at both large and small scales. Our study evaluated the influences ...