White-winged tern visits Pennsylvania for the first time
The white-winged tern, a Eurasian species, spent four days in Tioga County, attracting birders from many states and having a positive economic impact on the community.
The white-winged tern, a Eurasian species, spent four days in Tioga County, attracting birders from many states and having a positive economic impact on the community.

Opportunities exist for amateur wildlife watchers to document and report how critters in their area respond to Monday’s celestial event.

Normally found in Florida, Louisiana and Texas, it attracts birders from far and wide to central Pennsylvania.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and Army Corps of Engineers are holding a viewing event Saturday, Aug. 12.

And last fall, the sports authority cut down trees around the flame to make it less attractive to raptors and other birds that like to perch in the area while hunting for prey.

Bigger than a wild turkey with some even crazier mating rituals, the world’s largest flying bird remains rare but accessible in parts of the Continent.

“Wildlife Drive” traverses wetland, woodland, brushland and farmland habitats, providing visitors ample opportunity for wildlife viewing.

On this day in Massachusetts, “Birding by Ear” gives blind visitors a chance to appreciate birds.

During north-country summers, many songbirds incubate, nest, and hatch their young quickly to take advantage of the short growing season.
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