In early May, one of my great pleasures was watching violet-green swallows in their fast, circular flights over water (e.g., the river, Kingfisher Pond). They’d just arrived from their wintering ...

GRAND FORKS – More than two dozen kinds of ducks occur in North Dakota. Throw in the swans, geese and mergansers, and the species list for members of Family Anatidae swells to more than three dozen.

Davis birder Karen Velas spotted a hybrid gadwall/northern shoveler duck in the Yolo Bypass recently. A longtime birder, Velas worked for Audubon California for many years and remains involved in the ...