Waterfowl are some of the more familiar birds for people. There is hardly a person who doesn’t know what a mallard looks like and its familiar “quack, quack.” Others species that are familiar to most ...

It's Orb Weaver Spider Season, in case you haven’t already noticed. But if you’re over six feet tall and enjoy evening walks, you’ve probably “faced” a few webs in recent weeks. Orb Weavers come out ...

As a kid growing up in landlocked Worthington, Ohio, sea ducks were the stuff of pipe dreams. Smitten with birds since about the age of 8, but with limited mobility in those earlier years, I read ...

The morning of my first pheasant hunt in North Dakota, I stared at the male pheasant painted on the side of my coffee cup hoping the artist's rendition was true to life. I tried to memorize the exact ...

I look at the duck and remember the rock. The memory blossoms every time I see a surf scoter, and this autumn surf scoters are appearing at many more local reservoirs than usual. The scoters comprise ...

These recent sightings are compiled by Sue McGrath of the Newburyport Birders. Report your sightings to Newburyport Birders at newburyportbirders@comcast.net or 978-204-2976. Visit ...

Other terms are also used but not as much. There are “gaggles” of geese and “murders” of crows, but chickadees, robins, juncos and most flocking birds usually get the “flock” treatment. On a recent ...