The speculum is a patch of often iridescent color on the secondary feathers of many duck species. It is often seen as a bright patch of color on the rear of the wing when the wing is spread during flight or when the bird is stretching. The color and size of the speculum varies by […]
What is the only North American (U.S. and Canada) songbird that breeds exclusively in Canada? It is one of our most beautiful, and one of my favorite sparrows – the Harris’s Sparrow. The Harris’s Sparrow nests primarily in the boreal-tundra transition of the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and the northernmost parts of Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario. […]
This little bit if happy news is from The Birding Community E-Bulletin. In a refreshing move of bipartisanship, Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) and Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA) recently introduced the Federal Bird-Safe Buildings Act. The bill (H.R. 2542) is designed to amend title 40 of the United States Code to direct the General Services Administration […]