Northwest Nature Notes

For a unique and intimate experience with waterfowl and other birds, visit George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary west of Ladner, ...

When we think of ducks, we may think of familiar white waddling barnyard Pekins, but in fact these waterfowl are among the most strikingly c...

Most ducks of the North Temperate Zone mate in the winter, then the pair flies to their breeding grounds, where the female builds a nest and...

It’s nowhere near spring, but believe it or not, there are many Pacific Northwest birds in the throes of intense mating behavior. Those bird...

Here it is late October, and the Snow Geese ( Chen caerulescens ) have made their annual transhemispheric trip from Wrangel Island, off the ...

The Trumpeter Swan ( Cygnus buccinator ) formerly bred widely across the North American boreal forest, but by early in the 20 th c...

Next time you’re at the water, whether salt or fresh, watch for a ducklike bird with a gray body, darker head and neck, and white, ch...