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Category: Bird ID

Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia). Photo courtesy Pennsylvania Game Commission/Joe Kosack.
April 1March 22 Donna L. Long

Spring Warbler Photo Gallery

American Crow perched in a tree
February 4February 3 Donna L. Long

Raven or Crow? Listening Maybe the Only Answer (with Videos)

Closeup of Great Horned Owl
January 7January 7 Donna L. Long

Owl Prowl: Great Horned Owls

American Crow in grain field.
December 3February 10 Donna L. Long

American Crows

male mallard duck in eclipse plumage
July 23November 30 Donna L. Long

Confusing Summer Eclipse Plumage of Waterfowl

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July 9July 9 Donna L. Long

American Redstart

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May 7July 25 Donna L. Long

Spring Warblers – Birding Tips and Techniques

American Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea)
February 12March 9 Donna L. Long

Arctic Birds that Visit in Winter (with video)

By Minette Layne (Flickr: [1]) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
February 5December 13 Donna L. Long

Common Winter Birds Across North America

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September 25March 9 Donna L. Long

What is the Difference Between Ducks, Swans, and Geese?

Cedar Waxwings eating a shadbush berry.
June 5March 27 Donna L. Long

Attracting Cedar Waxwings to Your Backyard

Mystery bird on the Atlantic Ocean. Photo by Donna L. Long.
September 30November 30 Donna L. Long

Mystery Bird in the Middle of the Atlantic Ocean

Savannah Sparrow in winter
January 15March 27 Donna L. Long

Identifying Savannah and Song Sparrows

Northern Harrier ( ) Photo taken by Donna L. Long
October 5November 30 Donna L. Long

Fall Raptor Migration: What You Need to Know (with video)

warbler rests during migration on the deck of a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
August 31June 10 Donna L. Long

Bird Migration Facts

American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla), male (Dover Publications)
May 18November 30 Donna L. Long

The Dawn Chorus

A female House Sparrow at a winter feeder in Philadelphia.
December 15October 13 Donna L. Long

Learn the Fall and Winter Plumage of these Common Birds

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August 11November 30 Donna L. Long

An Easier Way to Draw Birds (video) — John Muir Laws

A male Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) feeding in the grass. Public domain photo courtesy Ken Thomas.
March 6November 30 Donna L. Long

Identifying Birds by Color: A Collection of Photo Galleries

Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris)
February 16November 30 Donna L. Long

Blue Birds: Identifying Birds by Color (A Photo Gallery)

February 10April 13 Donna L. Long

Cavity Nesters: Birds that Use Holes in Trees

A male Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) feeding in the grass. Public domain photo courtesy Ken Thomas.
July 25February 10 Donna L. Long

Birds by Color: Orange Birds

A Shadbush tree in my garden.
June 6June 23 Donna L. Long

Attracting Birds with Fruit Trees and Berry Plants

Male Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), in my garden
June 2June 10 Donna L. Long

How a Cardinal Makes His Red Feathers

Dark-eyed Junco (junco hyemalis) in my garden.
February 24February 3 Donna L. Long

Birds by Color: Identifying Little Gray Birds

Blue jay at Fort Washington State Park
February 25February 3 Donna L. Long

Winter Feeder Birds: Identifying Blue Birds

A Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) explores my garden in during a winter snowstorm.
February 6January 19 Donna L. Long

A Song Sparrow Softly Calls Among the Falling Snow

A Downy Woodpecker at my bird feeder.
December 19February 3 Donna L. Long

Winter Feeder Birds: Indentifying Woodpeckers

A Sharp-shinned Hawk perches on my garden fence. Photo by Donna L. Long
November 26November 30 Donna L. Long

Sharpies in the Winter

Dark-eyed Junco
November 24August 15 Donna L. Long

The Shadbush and Dark-eyed Juncos

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A Guide to Butterfly Life

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For the Amateur Naturalist

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A Seasonal Gardener’s Guide

A Seasonal Gardener's Handbook, Revised edition by Donna L. Long.
A Seasonal Gardener's Handbook, Revised edition by Donna L. Long.

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  • Choosing a Hand Lens for Nature Study
  • Using the Pleiades as a Natural Calendar (with video)
  • Nature in Summer: An Overview
  • Identifying Backyard Mammals: A Photo Gallery
  • Fascinating Groundhog Facts
  • Cavity Nesters: Birds that Use Holes in Trees

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