As a member of the woodpecker family, the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker leaves small, shallow holes in tree bark arranged in neat rows.
A Winter Bird Sighting: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
See Gulls: Identification Using Primarily the Primaries
Study gulls, both in flight and at rest. Remember to only study the primaries to start.
Birding 101: Using External Anatomy to Understand Birds
Field marks aren't just jargon. They reveal how birds look, move, and behave. Because, as Olivia writes, "the build of a bird clues us into its behavior, and vice versa."
Birding 101: How to Identify a Bird
Curious about a bird you saw but not sure where to start? This guide walks you through the basics of bird identification and offers simple tools, tips, and examples to help you build confidence and enjoy birding even more.
Fall Shorebird ID
With nesting season in full swing and biodiversity restricted to breeding species, summer is the perfect time for birders to brush up on their identification skills before the fall. In this article, we will focus on a particularly challenging group of birds for most birders to identify: shorebirds! Specifically,...
The Merlin Experiment
For today's birder, the Merlin Bird ID app is the hottest thing since the invention of the printed field guide. It's all the rage. Everywhere I go, people are using it, talking about it, and singing its song identification praises.
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