SW Louisiana Birds

Harris's Sparrows are big, boldly patterned sparrows of the far north. So far north, in fact, that for them, going south for the winter ...

Burrowing Owls are primarily owls of prairie dog towns. In the winter, they migrate south and look for flat fields with some sort of burrow...

One of the quiet highlights of fall migration is picking Franklin's Gulls out of Laughing Gull flocks. Franklin's Gulls are small gu...

A flock of geese putting down in a cut ricefield near Kaplan.

Having done Christmas Bird Counts for a couple of decades, I always find the changes in bird numbers fascinating. It's also amazing how...

While driving down Highway 90 east of Rayne last week, Bill Hoffpauir spotted a Harris's Hawk perched on a telephone pole on the...

Fall migration 2009 never quite coalesced in Southwest Louisiana. If there was a big coordinated push of migrants, I don't know of an...

On the eve of the last day in September, there's a hint of seasonal change in the air. The air's relatively cool, a steady bree...

Bell's Vireo This is one of my favorite times of year. Days are hot, but mornings and evenings are temperate. Migration is acti...

The Golden Guide Looking up the Cave Swallow account in my Golden Guide brought back memories. The Golden Gui...