Purple is one of the rarest bird colors in North America, making any bird with a noticeable violet, plum, or purple sheen especially memorable. Some species, such as Purple Gallinules, Purple Martins, and male Varied Buntings, show extensive purple...
Connecticut’s hummingbird community is centered on the Ruby-throated Hummingbird, the state’s only regular breeding species and a familiar summer visitor to gardens, forest edges, parks, and backyard feeders. During fall and winter, it is...
Alberta supports a small but distinctive group of hummingbirds. Ruby-throated, Rufous, and Calliope Hummingbirds form the core breeding species, each associated with different parts of the province ranging from boreal mixedwood forests and parkland...
Tennessee supports a diverse group of blue birds found across a wide range of habitats, from open farmland, pastures, and wetlands to rivers, reservoirs, mature deciduous forests, forested mountain slopes, and suburban neighborhoods. These include...
Ontario’s hummingbird community is centered around the Ruby-throated Hummingbird, the only species regularly found in the province across gardens, forest edges, parks, and cottage-country landscapes. In recent decades, however, improved observation...
North Carolina supports two regularly occurring vulture species that are widely associated with open landscapes, farmland, forests, river valleys, roadsides, and other areas where carrion is available. Turkey Vultures are the more widespread and...
Ontario supports a diverse range of yellow birds across habitats ranging from backyard gardens and open farmland to wetlands, boreal forest, and shrubby woodland edges. These include familiar species such as goldfinches, alongside meadowlarks of...
Arkansas is home to a diverse group of blue birds found across a wide range of habitats, from open pasturelands and croplands to rivers, reservoirs, wetlands, mature forests, and suburban neighborhoods. These include familiar species such as the...
Alabama supports two regularly occurring eagle species, each associated with different habitats and seasonal patterns across the state. The Bald Eagle is the more widespread and regularly observed species, occurring near large rivers, reservoirs...
North Carolina supports a small but varied group of owls found across the state’s forests, wetlands, farmland, coastal marshes, and mountain ridges. Some species, such as the Great Horned Owl and Barred Owl, remain widespread year-round and are...