Those who write the Great Plains off as a “flyover region”—and I was once one of them—have never stood on an early spring prairie among...

California, worlds away from my native Arkansas. I’ve always been consumed by wanderlust for it—something that seems to be ingrained in...

A wing stretch, a head scratch, a lazy poke at wet sand, perhaps a snooze and getting feathers in order before really starting the day....

During spring migration, it’s exceedingly difficult to get past the dazzling array of warblers, but mixed flocks are rarely composed only...

Birds don’t fit well into many of the boxes we’ve created for them, but flyways do have some merit. A “flyway” is a rough route of travel...

Even if you know few things about me, you can probably tell that I’m obsessed with owls. But what many may not know is that nuthatches...

As an early American ornithologist put it, “there is not an individual in the Union who does not know the little Snow-bird” (Audubon...

Banding Season The 2020 saw-whet owl banding season officially drew to a close last week. Compared to the last two years, it was a great...

Two weeks of soggy fall cold fronts have finally made way for drier weather! While some birds migrate during wet cold fronts (ie....

The migration banding season for Northern Saw-whet Owls (Aegolius acadicus) is almost upon us! Starting tonight, the Arkansas Saw-whet...

In arid southern Colorado, a vast valley floor is walled in by the formerly volcanic San Juan Mountains, and violently uplifted Sangre de...

Known as the Gulf Coastal Plain for the great sea that once extended into the region, southwest Arkansas is unique. Blackland prairie...

At the heart of the Great Plains, a meandering, seasonally dry Arkansas River cuts lazily across the landscape. This upper section of the...