Colombia’s rice fields may seem like an unusual place to seek out Lesser Yellowlegs, but these croplands could play an ...

Look for greater yellowlegs in marshy habitats such as pond edges and wet meadows. Identifiable by their yellow colored legs (hence the name) and brown barring against white plumage, they boast a long ...

I have been a bird watcher for many years but am not so sure if I have ever seen a lesser yellowlegs. I realize they are a little bit smaller than the greater yellowlegs, but without seeing them ...

Although it may seem like fall is a long way off, shorebirds already are landing in Texas on their southbound autumn migration. Among the first to arrive are two similar looking, sleek and long-legged ...

A downy woodpecker was the first bird I spotted at Leavenworth’s Waterfront Park. I might have also seen a gray catbird or a pygmy nuthatch, but because they’re both somewhat plain and drab, I didn’t ...

Shorebirds are migrating to nearby beaches, marshes, lakes and prairie wetlands from breeding grounds as far away as the Arctic. Some will stay for the winter, others will continue to Latin America.

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Shorebird migration is peaking now in Maine as southbound birds head for ...

A yellowlegs flew over last night. All the clouds were somewhere else; the crescent moon rested on the western horizon like a bowl on a table; stars spangled the sky the way sunshine sparkles the ...