Just for a LARK, MARTIN and JAY decided to have a SWALLOW.

[Burt]

Beginning in the Sixteenth Century, local lads would go forth for a
yearly wren hunt. Winter is a great time to travel to Latin America for
birdwatching.
She is incubating two eggs.

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So they called this one a Robin, too. According to myth, Thunderbird was
so large and flew so high, it carried the rain on its back and created
lightning and thunder. Yet one immense field appears snow-covered,
blanketed in white. If this sounds a bit melodramatic, it just might be.
How did the familiar American Robin get its name?
Could this be the same sound you remember from a Saturday morning in
your childhood? Raven wanted the rivers to turn and wind, so that as he
flew up and down them, he would have different views at every bend.
During winter, Bald Eagles retreat from the territories where they
breed, to seek out rivers rich with spawning and spent salmon.
In the Amazon, heat and humidity weigh upon you and a cacophony of
birdcalls surrounds you.
Male Northern Shovelers have regained their deep emerald head feathers
and rich brown flanks. In the Amazon, heat and humidity weigh upon you
and a cacophony of birdcalls surrounds you. Birders across the country
count birds in parks or fields or their own back yards, and then report
the numbers on-line.
Yet one immense field appears snow-covered, blanketed in white.
Washington's population nests on Wrangel Island in Russia, northwest of
the Bering Strait, and winters on the deltas of the Samish,
Stillaguamish, and Skagit Rivers. A Winter Wren may dart from hiding to
grab a meal.
Since December, this pair has been hooting back and forth regularly at
night. Imagine going into battle with a Bald Eagle as a mascot,
screaming high overhead.
And the birds sound different, too! As December days shorten, birds
spend the long, cold nights in a protected place, sheltered from rain
and safe from nighttime predators. Along the Columbia River, apples
litter the ground, and a few still hang, frozen and thawed again and
again. And how do songbirds sit on metal perches with no problem?
Among the most dramatic wildlife sights of a Northwest winter is that of
a huge, silent, all-white owl perched out in the middle of the day: a
Snowy Owl, visitor from the Arctic.
A Spotted Owl hoots from deep within a Northwest forest, calling out a
four-note sequence distinctive of the species. The expected winter birds
flutter past: chickadees, juncos, robins, even the lovely Varied Thrush.
And if you go, consider hiring a local nature guide. Sounds painful, if
not downright disabling! The Twelve Days of Christmas began as a French
secular love song. The wren was protected the rest of the year. Among
the most dramatic wildlife sights of a Northwest winter is that of a
huge, silent, all-white owl perched out in the middle of the day: a
Snowy Owl, visitor from the Arctic.
In a mature Pacific Northwest forest, western hemlocks, Douglas firs,
and western red cedars tower over you. Birders across the country count
birds in parks or fields or their own back yards, and then report the
numbers on-line.
Although Common Loons rarely breed in Washington State, large numbers do
visit during winter. According to myth, Thunderbird was so large and
flew so high, it carried the rain on its back and created lightning and
thunder. During winter, Bald Eagles retreat from the territories where
they breed, to seek out rivers rich with spawning and spent salmon.
Although Common Loons rarely breed in Washington State, large numbers do
visit during winter.
Ornithologists generally agree that they are Scarlet-fronted Parakeets,
thousands of miles away from their native Central America. The Twelve
Days of Christmas began as a French secular love song.
One stretches out its neck, and the groomer, or preener, twirls
individual feathers in its beak, often starting at the back of the head
and working around to the front.
But how did that old legend get started, that storks bring babies?
When a Black-capped Chickadee visits your feeder, you may find its
cousin, the Chestnut-backed Chickadee, tagging along.
Male Raggiana Birds of Paradise perform elaborate displays to attract
females, sometimes even hanging upside-down with their wings pointing
upward. The flightless Ostrich is a bird of superlatives.
One crow is just a crow. But how did that old legend get started, that
storks bring babies? A crash of the rodent population in their own
territories may send the birds into new feeding areas, often hundreds of
miles away. Researchers suggest that the legend goes back into pagan
times, when civilizations were keen to have high birthrates. If this
sounds a bit melodramatic, it just might be. One piercing, cheerful yelp
catches your ear. Local guides, including those that specialize in
birds, are often listed in travel books or are available through hotels
or nature preserves.