A bird you might miss in the Barrington area unless you know something of its habits and movements is the common nighthawk
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If there were a prize offered for the most elegant among songbirds, the cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) would be a serious contender.
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A month into summer, birdsong has diminished considerably. But a few species still vocalize regularly. One of the most conspicuous songsters is
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One of the more stunning species that nests in the Barrington area is the scarlet tanager (Piranga olivacea). Even a momentary glimpse
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A frequently overlooked bird that returns to the Barrington area each spring, sometimes as early as late March, is the eastern towhee
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If you have been the least bit attentive to bird activity or song these days, no doubt you have noted the return
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As I write this profile near the end of a frigid February, there is little indication that migrants will begin to return
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Recently a friend emailed me about a scene he observed outside the window of his kitchen in the early morning: “There is
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The migrant birds mostly departed the Barrington area a couple months ago. A few may linger – some bluebirds, robins, perhaps even
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Is there any sound more attention-catching than the bugle of the sandhill crane? Loud, deliberate, trilling, it is apt to emanate from
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Most of the neo-tropical migrants, long-distance fliers that spend the non-breeding season in Central or South America, have left the Barrington area
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Thinking of the Midwest and its birds, one does not readily envision shorebirds, those species generally associated with coastal beaches. But every
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As an English major, I had favorite poems. At the top of the list was John Keats’ “To Autumn.” I love the
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Tyrannus tyrannus is the Latin name for the eastern kingbird. The bird lives up to its name. It aggressively defends its territory,
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Many friends have told me this spring of seeing a neon orange bird flying from tree to tree in their yards: a
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