One of my favorite spring migrants is a delightful sprite, the ruby-crowned kinglet. The average arrival date in Maine is around Tax Day and a few will arrive by the first of April. Ruby-crowned ...

There is a Christmas song that begins with these lyrics, “I’ll be home for Christmas. You can count on me,” and though we usually associate this sentimental song with the homecoming of our beloved ...

The kinglets are tiny birds, hard to see, hard to hear and hard to identify. There are two species, both of them fairly common in our area-but only during migration. Both nest farther to the north in ...

This week’s featured creature, the ruby-crowned kinglet, is a tiny bird with a big attitude. It is a common winter visitor to the Ada area, but it will be abundant during March and April as it ...

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So I’m sitting in the yard with my back to the November sun. There are white-throated sparrows at the bird feeder and a few juncos feeding on the ground. A few small insects are flying about. I notice ...