Summer is swallow season. Spring migration can in some ways seem like a less-dramatic affair than California’s fall migration of ducks and shorebirds, with a relatively subtle arrival of songbirds, ...

Recently, I had the pleasure of going birding at Brazos Bend State Park with friends. One of our first sightings of the day was a flock of what had to be at least 500 tree swallows congregating on a ...

When going for walks in late July, much of the route is spent looking at summer wildflowers; many still in bloom while others have gone to seed. New ones are seen each day. In the woods, more moisture ...

Spring has come and birds are on the move. Many summer birds are yet to appear; April will be the peak month of arrivals. Some species, however, conduct their travels on a slightly earlier schedule ...