Seeing birds along our highways is common after a heavy snow in the Midwest. The flocks are drawn to the freshly exposed grassy areas created by the snowplows. At a time when the farm fields are […]
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What can we do to slow the decline of grassland bird species? At a casual distant glance, the Bobolink looks like just another bird out in a grassy field; especially the female. Females are fairly nondescript
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When it comes to bird songs, the Yellow-headed Blackbird won’t win a Grammy. It does not have a sweet and melodious song. In fact, the Audubon website describes it this way, “The male Yellow-headed Blackbird is
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May is warbler Month in Iowa. Many warblers move through Iowa on their migration route. Yet, not all parts of Iowa see an equal number of birds. Iowa is a transition state. Prior to settlement, the
