Juncos: Reliable Winter Visitors

Dark-eyed Juncos are often called Snowbirds, and many people believe their return from northern breeding grounds foretells winter’s cold, snowy weather. Even its white belly plumage and slate-colored back reminds one of a winter scene with its leaden sky above and...
Passion for Purple… Martins

Passion for Purple… Martins

Long ago, native Americans hung up hollowed-out gourds to attract nesting Purple Martins. To­day, we erect apart­ments in the sky or groups of plastic gourds for the same purpose. And over time, these beautiful birds have developed a relation­ship with humans unlike...