This game is a fun way to learn about field marks. The game is a series of photographs of a North American bird.

Jaegers are a group of three large stocky seabirds that are infrequently seen from shore and can be extremely difficult to identify.

Ruby-throated hummingbird scarcity is temporary. If you have not seen them as often at your feeders they are likely too busy feeding small insects to their nestlings, a very high protein food.

There are two species with stilt in their name: stilt sandpiper and black-necked stilt. We see small numbers of the former every fall but the latter is a rare vagrant. Both are here now, which is highly unusual.

With the breeding season now at full tilt for most species, it seems appropriate to highlight the North American Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) and the efforts of our local surveyor, Matt Pelikan.

The northward migration that started in January and February is almost over. We will get a few more migrants, but now most birds have settled into the nesting season. So, the attention of many birders shifts to watching for behaviors documenting that the species is nesting.