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The song sparrow's plumage is dominated by chocolate-brown stripes and streaks against a creamy-white background.

Speaking of Nature: Swamped with good fortune — another great day in the thinking chair

by Bill Danielson June 24, 2022

Hadley police rescued this hawk, which was caught in a blueberry bush on Wednesday.

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Hadley police rescue baby hawk from blueberry bush

by Staff Report June 22, 2022

Who can look at this nest full of baby robins and not feel their heart melt just a little bit?

Speaking of Nature by Bill Danielson: The joy of birds

by Bill Danielson June 14, 2022

An eastern bluebird chick rests its head on the bottom of the nest entrance and peers out at the world. If you look closely you can see the eye of a second chick above and to the left of the chicks face.

Speaking of Nature: 2022 Nesting Report — Round 1

by Bill Danielson June 8, 2022

This male Baltimore oriole is probably a younger bird because he doesn’t have the jet black bead and blood orange of a full blown male. But, he did have a full blown attitude and did battle with his own reflection in my kitchen window.

Speaking of Nature by Bill Danielson: Upon reflection — this means war!

by Staff Report May 17, 2022

This beautiful field sparrow arrived at my house just in time for an unexpected spring snowstorm.

Speaking of Nature: Arrivals and departures

by Bill Danielson April 26, 2022

This white-tail doe was seen resting on the snowy ground behind my house on the final Sunday morning in February.

Speaking of Nature: Bedding down in the snow

by Staff Report March 8, 2022

An ivory-billed woodpecker specimen is on display at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, Friday.

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US says ivory-billed woodpecker, 22 other species extinct

by Matthew Brown Associated PressSeptember 29, 2021

This ruddy turnstone was a little nervous as it made a run for it across my camera’s field of view.

Speaking of Nature: The 40-foot rule

by Staff Report August 17, 2021

This was the field mark that allowed my brain to come up with such a quick identification. The lemon-yellow panels against the medium-gray tail feathers were a dead giveaway.

Speaking of Nature: American redstart a ‘tiny but tough’ long-distance migrant

by Staff Report August 10, 2021