Life
BIRD WATCH: After 50 years Joan Carson bids farewell to column, readers
THIS IS A difficult column to write.
Joan Carson
Life
BIRD WATCH: A winter walk is a time for memories
MAYBE THE WINTER solstice is responsible for it.
Life
BIRD WATCH: Winter warblers welcome
“IS THE TOWNSEND’S warbler rare around here in the winter?” The question was a good one.
Life
BIRD WATCH: Christmas shopping is for the birds
THERE ARE SO many great gifts for birdwatchers that it almost doesn’t seem necessary to come up with…
Life
BIRD WATCH: Hummingbirds in December
THE TITLE OF a Faith Baldwin novel, “Roses in December,” made a lasting impression on me decades ago.…
Life
BIRD WATCH: November’s varied visitors
EVEN WHEN THE sun is shining, shady spots or even partially sunny places, seem darker at this time…
Life
BIRD WATCH: It makes perfect birdsense
The effect barometric pressure has on birds’ lives has been widely studied and written about.
Life
BIRD WATCH: Heavy fall rains bring wildlife sightings
NOVEMBER MADE AN entrance that revealed its true colors.
Life
BIRD WATCH: Size, and more, matters
The brown creeper, a frequent visitor to the bird bath, has a unique way of approaching the bath.
Life
BIRD WATCH: Keep an eye out for unusual birds at feeders
NUMBERS OF BIRDS continue to swell as additional migrants arrive in our yards, some to stay and some…
Life
BIRD WATCH: A fine, feathered intervention?
BEING INEBRIATED ISN’T a condition known only to humans.
Life
BIRD WATCH: Song sparrows make their presence known through sound
SONG SPARROWS LIKE clean water.
Life
BIRD WATCH: See more birds by the sea shore
SUDDEN MOVEMENT NEAR a large piece of driftwood caught everyone’s attention — especially the dogs.
Life
BIRD WATCH: Liven up a long drive with birding
A LONG DRIVE awaits you if Spokane is your destination. Many travelers look upon this adventure as long…
Life
BIRD WATCH: Now is the time to look for migrating bird visits
THERE WAS NO doubt about it. One of the first fall migrants to visit the yard was a…
Life
BIRD WATCH: Spend energy wisely as summer turns to fall
A FEW DAYS ago, I heard several people talking about the “dog days of summer.”
Life
BIRD WATCH: To avoid offense, give birds warning before a trip
THERE IS ONE question this column receives throughout the year but it is asked most frequently during the…
Life
BIRD WATCH: Identifying Russian birds was no easy task
SOMETIMES, THE BIRDS we can’t identify are the most memorable.