A little gray bird with a white belly is returning to backyards as fall settles in. Known as a snowbird, the dark-eyed junco is a welcome sign of the changing seasons. Here’s how to recognize one and make your yard feel like home.
Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are on the move, and September can make a backyard look busier than ever. Here’s why migration brings a sudden rush of tiny travelers—and where they’re headed next.
Hummingbirds fighting at feeders? Here’s why June “feeder wars” can turn one tiny bird into a backyard bully, and how moving a second feeder farther away can help calm the chaos.
A White-crowned Sparrow may appear quietly at feeders during migration, but that brief visit can be part of a much longer journey across North America.
Lily the hummingbird and her two precious eggs is already unfolding into something quietly extraordinary. The previous Hummingbird clutch left many hearts tender. Jewel, the previous hummingbird mom at Alyssa’s Nature Sanctuary, vanished. One of her chicks was taken to rehab for care, and her remaining egg never hatched. The nest that once pulsed with life fell silent. It was one of those wildlife chapters that reminds us how fragile even the smallest stories can be.