Purple Martins in Omaha

Birders everywhere know about the spring spectacle of hundreds of thousands of Sandhill Cranes on Nebraska’s Platte River, but do you know about the Cornhusker State’s other spectacle of migratory birds? Tens of thousands of Purple Martins gather every evening from mid to late August as they begin their fall migration toward Brazil. Unlike the…

Daves July 2016 Bird Chatter

After the cool spring weather relented and it finally warmed up our migrating birds finally made it to their nesting grounds. Wrens seem to be successfully nesting. Purple Martins are fledging their young, and Bluebirds appear to be having a good season with many folks enjoying them for the first time after installing nest boxes….

The Blue Jay

This common, large songbird is familiar to many people, with its familiar crest; blue, white, and black plumage; and loud noisy calls. Blue Jays are members of the Corvids, known for their intelligence and complex social systems. They maintain tight family bonds. Their fondness for acorns has given them the nickname of the “harvester bird”….

Daves Bird Chatter January, 2016

January is the time of the year when winter storms can rapidly develop and approach with heavy snows and freezing temperatures. To date many parts of the country have been spared with unseasonably warmer temperatures and little precipitation. But when the snows do arrive they quickly cover many food sources for birds along with the…

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