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BIRD WATCH: Bird festivals take place every month
TRY GOOGLING, “BIRDING Festivals 2018 Washington,” and the first website at the top of the page that pops…
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BIRD WATCH: Insects on the menu for bushtits
THE “BOUNCING BUGS” are back. That’s good news for the bushtits and other insect-eating birds. Temperatures rose just…
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BIRD WATCH: Watch for more signs of spring
WHEN LONGING FOR spring and warmer weather, I watch for any sign that encourages me to believe things…
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BIRD WATCH: Pied-billed grebes are small masters of camouflage
THE NEAREST LAKE or pond usually offers the opportunity to see a common bird, but a secretive one.
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BIRD WATCH: Bird houses need to be repaired now
VALENTINE’S DAY WAS like a newspaper deadline date.
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BIRD WATCH: Bald eagle sighting brings book memories
THERE IS NO ignoring a bald eagle flying through the front yard.
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BIRD WATCH: Watch birds for signs of spring
DARK GRAY CLOUDS, pouring rain and gale force winds one minute; sunshine and blue skies the next.
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BIRD WATCH: Birds of a feather flock together
REDPOLLS, AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES and pine siskins — what do they have in common?
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BIRD WATCH: Tiny teal are eye-catching attraction
COMBINE A CLEAR, crisp winter day with an estuary’s quiet backwater, and you can almost always expect to…
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BIRD WATCH: Feed faithfully for best birding benefits
There are rewards for feeding birds. Yes, it gives us pleasure but that can vary in a variety…
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BIRD WATCH: Remember to make, keep resolutions
THERE IS ALWAYS some looking back when a new year arrives.
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BIRD WATCH: Memories of bird counts past go by
THANKS TO “A Christmas Carol,” by Charles Dickens, the term “Christmas Past” was born.
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BIRD WATCH: Finding migrating birds provides nice break
LARGE PONDS AND small lakes offer some of the best winter birding habitat.
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BIRD WATCH: Weather ushers in some surprise visitors
SOME YEARS, THE population of sea ducks wintering on our protected waters is much less than others.
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BIRD WATCH: Birds of a feather: How are they named together?
GROUPS OF BIRDS are mostly referred to as “flocks.”
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BIRD WATCH: Rumpled ground gives clue in mole mystery
GRAY SQUIRRELS AND cottontail rabbits are Penny Dog’s favorite prey.