The yellow-rumped warbler is aptly named, but the rump is only one of five spots of yellow on this little bird. The others are at the top of the head, the throat and on either side of the breast.

I recently introduced the many autumn birds that have now returned to our latitudes, the shorebirds, ducks, raptors, sparrows and other songbirds that journey south each fall. There are many of these ...

“We are being invaded by yellow-rumped warblers,” birder Bill Niven said. It’s as if the little yellow and brownish black birds all caught the same train to Hampton Roads this fall. Bill Niven ...

Not all birds commonly seen in Chico live here year-round. Some appear for just a few weeks during their spring or fall migration. Others may stay for the summer. Yellow-rumped warblers and dark-eyed ...

Usually the earliest warblers to arrive, they appeared on migration in late April this year, often in small flocks, after wintering in the southern U. S. and Mexico. They are very versatile, active ...

I realize that I wrote a column on the yellow-rumped warbler just last week, but I recently had an encounter with this species that was as wonderful as it was unexpected. And while I very rarely ...

September was one of the most beautiful stretches of solid gorgeous weather I can remember. There was very little rain last month and whatever rain there was seemed to fall on a weekday. As a result, ...

No, they haven't, Tom, Things haven't changed at all. Goldfinches still find eating meat disgusting, and well they should. The barbaric birds in your photo (which is very nice, by the way) aren't ...

We all need survival strategies in these stressful, scary times. My preferred coping method is binge-watching. Not on the couch staring at a screen, but outside, watching the woods. Pandemics and ...

Not all birds commonly seen in California live here year-round. Some appear for just a few weeks during their spring or fall migration. Others may stay for the summer. Yellow-rumped warblers and ...