Spring Birds of Missouri (March, April, May) In Missouri spring begins long before the first birds appear on their northern journey. It starts with the construction of new living quarters and plenty of house-cleaning chores. Spring for many Missouri bird lovers means exciting new bluebird and wren houses just in time for nesting to begin …
Spring Birds of Iowa (March, April, May) At dusk on a March evening, go out to a weedy field with brushy woods nearby, and listen. If you’re lucky, you’ll hear a nasal, resonant peent. Shine a flashlight in the direction of the sound, and you may spot an odd-looking, plump bird with an impossibly long …
Spring Birds of North Carolina (March, April, May) Despite what the calendar says, birders know that spring really begins on March 1, not March 21. No matter if it’s still cold or the daffodils have not yet opened and the azalea buds are tightly furled. Spring does not rely on externals. Birders know when it’s …
Spring Birds of Mississippi (March, April, May) March: While we should not exclude permanent and those remaining winter residents from our areas of attention, March is most exciting for an almost non-stop assemblage of migrants from the tropics. They run the gamut, from cattle egret, green heron, yellow-crowned night-heron to Mississippi kite and broad-winged hawk, …
