Yellow-rumped warblers are among the most common warblers in North America. There are an estimated 170 million of them, small, elegant birds clothed in yellow, […]
A naturalist journey through Kokanee Glacier Park
High in the Rocky Mountains, there’s a vast landscape where the wind sighs over rock and heather. The trees struggle up the steep ridges and […]
A portrait of nature along the Niobrara River
September 28, 2023 It’s a warm, still night in late September along the Niobrara River, flowing east through Nebraska’s sandhills prairie. The moon is nearly […]
Glimpsing the life of a songbird
July 26, 2023 The morning sun paints the rocky summits of the Teton Mountains in pink and blue as we set up the nets. The […]
Solstice wanderings and the dance of the swallows
June 21, 2023 I came to Spokane Bay on the summer solstice with no intention of writing something new. Paddling up central Montana’s Hauser Lake […]
Yellow-rumped Wanderers: a special feature about yellow-rumped warblers
Welcome to Yellow-rumped Wanderers, a special production in collaboration with Will Valentine, producer of the Will’s Birdbrain podcast. Will is an amazing birder based in […]
Earth Song: birds, wolves, and the power of singing
For most of us, song is something that permeates our lives on a daily basis. We find it on the radio, in concerts, in ads, […]
Unusual chickens: the dance of the sharp-tailed grouse
May 13, 2023 The bird display begins as the sun is nothing but a faint bluish glow on the eastern prairie horizon. Upland sandpipers give […]
Frigid survival: how American white pelicans overwinter in the cold
They’re like a flurry of snow in the Montana summer. American white pelicans: massive white birds with chunky orange bills and black wingtips. On the […]
Spring in Seattle and an Anna’s hummingbird mystery
March 15, 2023 When I left snow-covered Montana a few days ago to visit friends in Seattle, Washington, it was a sudden transition from the […]