Waterfowl are some of the more familiar birds for people. There is hardly a person who doesn’t know what a mallard looks like and its familiar “quack, quack.” Others species that are familiar to most ...

The Audubon Society's annual bird count turned up only one duck at the Presidio National Park in the latest sign of the lingering effects of the oil spill from the Cosco Busan freighter in 2007. The ...

I look at the duck and remember the rock. The memory blossoms every time I see a surf scoter, and this autumn surf scoters are appearing at many more local reservoirs than usual. The scoters comprise ...

Other terms are also used but not as much. There are “gaggles” of geese and “murders” of crows, but chickadees, robins, juncos and most flocking birds usually get the “flock” treatment. On a recent ...

When duck hunters take to Connecticut’s rivers and coastlines next year, they will carry hunting stamps printed with a painting of two surf scoter ducks flying across blue-green waves near a ...

These recent sightings are compiled by Sue McGrath of the Newburyport Birders. Report your sightings to Newburyport Birders at newburyportbirders@comcast.net or 978-204-2976. Visit ...