Well, folks, it is getting to be that time. The exquisite weather that we have enjoyed for most of the past summer has made bird watching a real treat, but there is no guarantee that it will last ...

The characteristic “witchety-witchety” song confirmed what I was looking for, but I just couldn’t spot it. The colorful little common yellowthroat is another one of those birds that you are initially ...

Warblers are small, often colorful birds that can't sit still. Since they are bug eaters, they have been returning to our neighborhood in recent weeks. Some will stay and nest here during the summer, ...

I felt like a hobbit trying to be invisible as I hunkered down in a damp thicket at the muddy edge of Escondido’s Eagle Scout Lake. But as I looked out from the surrounding brush, I could see a ...

On the left you see an immature male common yellowthroat. He has the yellow throat, but only a suggestion of the mask that will darken to black over the winter. On the right you see an immature female ...

Today, Brooklyn Bird Watch features a Heather Wolf photo of a male juvenile Common Yellowthroat. In the Midwest the adult Yellowthroat is called the “Yellow Bandit”, because of its Lone Ranger style ...

Warblers are a favorite of birders around the country. They are not big at about 5-inches long, but many display bold colors and patterns. And there are lots of different kinds. In our last column, ...