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With the right seed, it's easy to get a look at juncos
The floor of the forest clearing exploded with a dozen gray bits of matter shooting out in all directions. Flashes of white told me it was a flock of juncos. But what had frightened them into fleeing?
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Sniffing out birds at the sewage plant
"Hon, I'm off to the sewage-treatment plant."
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Downies are part of action at bird feeder
With the onset of cooler weather, the bird feeders hanging outside my window are seeing a lot more action.
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Keep the American coot on your bird-watching list
Have you ever seen a swimming chicken?
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Gift ideas for bird lovers — and birds
Just 37 shopping days until Christmas and I've got some ideas for your list.
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Bird's-Eye View: Cycling event benefits bird habitats
Lena Gallitano was riding her bicycle along a Raleigh greenway. An avid birder, Gallitano was listening to the birds sing as she pedaled. The birds were quite vocal since they were just starting their nesting season.
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Obsession can cloud the beauty
"…an odd subculture in our midst."
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Bird's-Eye View: rose-breasted grosbeaks
"I saw a rose-breasted grosbeak at my feeder today."
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In this house, birds of all faiths are welcome
The fascination with birds and birding is usually an evolutionary process. It starts with putting up a bird feeder. Then you buy a pair of binoculars. And before you know it, you're planning a trip to Outer Mongolia, where you'll sleep in a yurt and live on yak milk for a week while searching for some rare, sand-colored bird in a sand-colored desert.
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Flock to park for annual Hawk Watch
The bird of prey approached from the north in the late afternoon shadows. Its flight had been direct and unwavering, but then the bird paused. It started to circle high above the rocky pinnacle. Suddenly, it dived into the tree line. The peregrine falcon, the fastest bird in the world, had spied a potential meal on top of Pilot Mountain. Soon, it was up again, talons empty. But what a sight to behold. Still hungry, the bird moved on.
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Cuckoos sing like crazy to lure mates
A strange voice came to me across an Indiana cornfield: ka-ka-ka- ka-ka-ka kow-kow-kow-kow. “That’s a rain crow,” my grandmother said. “That means it’s gonna rain tonight.”
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Watch for visiting water fowl
There isn't much water in Salem Lake this summer. Dam construction makes the western half of the lake look like a bomb crater, and the eastern half is reduced to a gentle stream. Without any boating, fishing or pretty scenery, maybe you've looked elsewhere for summer exercise. Yet, what lacks beauty to us may be a bit of heaven for migrating shorebirds and wading birds.
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Bird's-Eye View: Hummingbirds
The flight of a hummingbird caught my eye as the bird wove through the trees in my backyard. It paused to hover long enough for me to get my binoculars on it. It was a female, and I could see her bill opening wide and closing again.
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Life-bird list soars on trip to Hungary
Local Audubon members got to know Ferenc Domoki when he came from Hungary to do genetic research at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.
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Pecking out a living in arid Arizona
Sunrise comes early in Arizona.
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Bird's Eye View: Sounds of birds of the night
"Night is coming and day is done.
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Birds and beauty live in swamps
What's the first thing that comes to mind when you think of a swamp?
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Shaffner Park offers great bird habitat
I don't enjoy running. But it's good cross-training for my other exercise, so two or three days a week I hit the trails at Winston-Salem's Shaffner Park and Silas Creek Greenway.
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Alaskan tour is rich in wildlife
On an August morning when the weather forecast in Winston-Salem promised 92 degrees and 92 percent humidity — along with the continuation of a drought — I got up early, put on several layers of clothing, a wool hat, mittens and rain gear. I was in the wilds of Alaska.
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Redwings announce spring
March is now gone. If you're like me, the journey toward warm weather and spring color seems to take forever.
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Wildlife refuge welcomes spring
The Yadkin River flows past Winston-Salem, forms the eastern boundaries of Yadkin, Davie, Davidson, Rowan and Stanley counties, and is joined below Badin Lake by the Uwharrie to form the Pee Dee River.
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Hawks are backyard hunters
It was a cold day. The activity at my feeders was frenetic, with fluttering finches, cardinals, sparrows, doves. Then — flash — the big bird swooped in, and the others scattered. The young Cooper's hawk sat on my forsythia with a quizzical expression. How did they get away?
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Bird's-Eye View: Field trip in winter is rewarding
To the uninitiated, it might seem that winter would be the slow season for birding. The birds have flown south; not much to see around here.
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Elusive red-tailed hawks connect with city dwellers
The big bird soars silently overhead in ever-wider circles. Half a dozen crows take notice and pursue, cawing loudly to alert all that will listen, "There's a danger present! Beware!"
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Sightings delighted birders in past year
Today is the annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count in Forsyth County. Counters are likely to see 75 to 85 species. But throughout the year, area birders regularly report more than 200 species. And, over the years, more than 280 species have been documented. Obsessive birders like me are always looking for that rare visitor. Keeping with another year-end tradition, here is our Best of 2010 for Forsyth County.
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