Learn how to identify a male and female tree swallow. Find out about their nests, song, range map and what tree swallows eat.

The violet-green swallow is a shiny green flier that swoops and soars in the West. Discover where to find them, what they eat ...

Bird lovers in Pittsylvania County looking to attract more songbirds to their backyards may want to make the drive to Louisa County this weekend for the 30th annual Purple Martin Field Day. The free ...

BETHLEHEM TWP., Pa. - A rare and welcome sight has taken wing in Bethlehem Township. A thriving colony of Purple Martins now calls St. Luke's Anderson Campus home. These birds are the largest of the ...

It is no secret that our world is facing many environmental challenges. But through cooperation and collaboration, there is much we can do to fight back, as the Purple Martin Conservation Programs so ...

OSHKOSH – Winnebago Audubon and Wild Ones Fox Valley Area Chapter are hosting a program about purple martins, a colony-nesting bird known for devouring insects like lake flies and mosquitoes. The ...

Salem, NJ, Aug. 23, 2012 -– In the mid-1980’s, Mannington began an effort to attract the insect-eating birds called Purple Martins to its Salem site as a way to reduce the insect population. Not only ...

If attracting birds to your landscape is an important part of your gardening activities, this is an exciting time in most neighborhoods. Leaves are starting to fall from some deciduous species of ...

SPRINGFIELD — Since 1912, The Allen Bird Club in Springfield has been starting its meetings with excited members telling the group about rare sightings of special birds — the veery, scarlet tanager or ...

While most people hate to see weeds anywhere near their property, there is one kind you might actually want to consider growing. Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) is an herbaceous perennial that is ...

Our Quad Cities News is partnering with award-winning journalist Gary Metivier for The Heart of the Story. Each week, Gary showcases inspiring stories of everyday people doing cool stuff, enjoying ...

Ms. Renkl, a contributing Opinion writer, reports from Nashville on flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. Sept. 1 is the beginning of meteorological fall, but in Nashville you ...