The yellow-rumped warbler is aptly named, but the rump is only one of five spots of yellow on this little bird. The others are at the top of the head, the throat and on either side of the breast.

Not all birds commonly seen in Chico live here year-round. Some appear for just a few weeks during their spring or fall migration. Others may stay for the summer. Yellow-rumped warblers and dark-eyed ...

The yellow-rumped warbler is a doughty little bird. Of two dozen species of “wood warblers” – or “New World warblers” – that are likely to show up in the Red River Valley, the yellow-rumped warbler is ...

I realize that I wrote a column on the yellow-rumped warbler just last week, but I recently had an encounter with this species that was as wonderful as it was unexpected. And while I very rarely ...

The yellow-rumped warbler is one of the few warblers that attempts to reside in the region during the winter months. Switching from a diet of insects to one of fruit and seeds helps the birds manage ...

You're likely to soon see groups of nondescript songbirds showing up in your backyard, in local woodland parks, or in nearby state parks. Keep an eye on the birds and look for a yellow patch on the ...

My peanut butter feeder draws a nice assortment of visitors, including chickadees, nuthatches, siskins, juncos, a hairy woodpecker, and a squirrel. Most of these also feed on seeds, especially millet ...

The cardinals, bluebirds, woodpeckers and other songbirds that spent the summer in my yard, but left after August, are gradually returning this month. House finches returned weeks ago. The Carolina ...

For the few weeks, the hybrid poplars in my backyard have been very busy with a variety of songbirds stopping by to eat some ...

Mary Alice Tartler knows her birds, but she didn’t know this one. She had arrived at her friend’s house on Hilton Head Plantation this past winter to photograph humming birds that frequented a bird ...

Not all birds commonly seen in California live here year-round. Some appear for just a few weeks during their spring or fall migration. Others may stay for the summer. Yellow-rumped warblers and ...