Story Archives of 'Birds'

Gawking at Hawks

By Rosemary Conroy on Friday, May 16, 2008.

Rosemary explains how to distinguish a Northern Harrier (aka Marsh Hawk) from other raptors in the sky.

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Woodcock Went A-Courtin'

By Scott Fitzpatrick on Friday, May 9, 2008.

As Scott explains, The funny-looking and reclusive American Woodcock puts on one of the most spectacular displays of the spring.

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A Great Blue Heist

By Rosemary Conroy on Friday, April 18, 2008.

We sometimes forget just how adaptive the natural world can be, Rosemary has a story of a recent phenomenon.

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Triste for Tat

By Scott Fitzpatrick on Friday, April 11, 2008.

As Scott explains, among Red-Winged Blackbirds, what's good for the goose is good for the gander.

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Sunflower Season

By Rosemary Conroy on Friday, April 4, 2008.

We are entering the season, during which bird feeders are a danger to our bears. And Rosemary suggests an alternative to keep the songbirds in your yard.

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Gray Jays Way

By Rosemary Conroy on Friday, March 7, 2008.

Spring arrives shortly, and with it the birds and the bees. But, Rosemary explains how one bird has adapted to nesting in winter months.

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The Plight of the Owl

By Rosemary Conroy on Friday, February 22, 2008.

The same weather that's made it a boom year for ski areas has made things tough for local birds of prey.

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Birdy, It's Cold Outside

By Scott Fitzpatrick on Friday, February 15, 2008.

Scott explains how the year round residents of your bird feeder keep from freezing in the winter months.

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Yikes! Shrikes!

By Rosemary Conroy on Friday, January 25, 2008.

Short food supplies in Canada this year have brought a new predator to the Granite State winter.

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Invaders from the North

By Scott Fitzpatrick on Friday, January 18, 2008.

When food supplies go down and demand goes up, birds we don't usually see, can end up at our backyard feeders.

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