Not long after I sat down, I noticed a pair of swallows chattering on an overhead power line not far away. I had seen them on an earlier visit, ...

Great eared nightjars live on the forest floor, remaining motionless throughout the day, camouflaged among leaf litter and ...

Trina Young, a long-time Grays Harbor resident, spent much of her childhood outdoors on her family’s strawberry farm in Elma.

The barn swallows always had nests there. They coursed above the fenced-in meadows ... My description of this mass of birds can never match you seeing them in person. So, if you venture out of the ...

The wildflowers in the photograph appear at the base of the first hedgerow at the trail entrance. In addition, an expanse of ...

Mosquitoes are among the most irritating pests. In addition to their annoying bites, which can leave you very itchy, some are ...

The Barn Owl's endearing appearance and readiness to hunt in daylight has made this species one of Britain's most popular birds. This species has a distinctively heart-shaped face, grey-buff wings and ...

The cliff swallow and the barn swallow are both members of the Hirundinidae family, which consists of the swallows, the ...

Location, shape and building style are good ways to identify species, as is feather colour or song is to another birdwatcher, ...

Except for the barn owl, our region’s birds are predictable when they nest, how often they nest, and for the most part, how many eggs they lay. (Barn owls may nest at various times, but seldom in the ...