On what turned out to be the earliest date yet we’ve recorded in our yard for a southward-bound rufous hummingbird, June 24 th, we heard the familiar castanet-like twittering call and spotted the ...
The birds of summer, those energetic hooded orioles are gone. Every year from March to September these colorful clowns brighten our gardens as they feed on the offerings of nectar, grape jelly or ...