I saw hooded mergansers on Sugar Creek, which is outside of Troy. I knew before long we would be seeing many species of ducks. All waterfowl migrate. It is believed that most waterfowl return to mate ...

I guess birders have a sixth sense, or maybe lucky, or the old “time on task” adage works, but March 10 boded well for being a great day to bird. Why? The weather forecast was predicting a warm-up ...

Nature: The thriving coyote is in the Midwest ... Rather, I sat for four hours in its shadow, marveling over a flock of perhaps 5,000 ducks of at least 10 species. Lake Erie can be a frigid ...

Ducks do not feed their young ... Bill Danielson has been a professional writer and nature photographer for 27 years. He has worked for the National Park Service, the US Forest Service, the Nature ...

Just because a bird is numerous doesn't mean it's familiar to the general public. If you told your neighbor you'd just seen ...

Diving ducks, like mergansers ... Send your photos and observations to spike3116@gmail.com. Read more of her Nature News columns online at Seacoastonline.com and pikes-hikes.com, and follow ...