2007-05-20 04:00:00 PDT Fort Hood, Texas-- We're sneaking up on a bird nest at one of the nation's largest Army posts, trying hard to get a peek without disturbing the mother black-capped vireo in ...
FORT HOOD, Texas - They came three weeks after the largest acreage wildfire in the installation's history. Leaders and biologists from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service visited here, April 18–19, ...
Lest I be remiss, the target birds were only two of the 85 species we saw. Blue grosbeaks, indigo buntings, vermilion flycatchers, and summer tanagers were also highlights of our visits to Kerr and ...
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...
September began warm as usual, with south winds and desultory avian migration. We birders were impatient for the moment when the first front from the west would sweep away the heat, and usher in those ...
This is a large, colorful vireo and a strong, though slow-paced, singer. It moves sluggishly, which combined with its camouflaged coloration, can make it difficult to locate high in the leaves of the ...
A songbird included in a conservation plan that San Antonio City Council will consider next month has recovered enough to be taken off the endangered species list, according to the U.S. Fish and ...
Aah, September! Quite a spectacular time of year here. Brilliant sunshine, cerulean skies with picturesque clouds, insects buzzing and buzzing, fields of glowing goldenrod (tall, field, common ...