Northwest Nature Notes

Mergansers are fish-eating ducks. They are closely related to Buffleheads and goldeneyes, but because they diverged sharply fr...

The islands off Yaquina Head in Oregon have always been just right for nesting seabirds. Isolation from the mainland gi...

Finally, a swallow that nests only where it is supposed to. Bank Swallows ( Riparia riparia ) nest in sand banks, usually in col...

I recently learned of a Great Blue Heron nesting colony in Kenmore, Washington, only 10 minutes from my house. But the co...

Just as Cliff Swallows adjusted to the push of humans (and their structures) across North America, so did...

In this era of human domination of the world, a successful animal or plant may be defined as one that has adapted in some way to...

It’s not easy to get to observe the development of young birds in a nest, Most songbird nests are hidden away, hawk and eagle nests are high...