Terry Rich

I recently spent several days birding and camping around Steens Mountain in Oregon. One of the terrific birds in the extensive juniper forests of

On a recent trip to Bogus Basin to escape the heat and check in on the still active mountain bird community, I was attacked by a ruffed grouse.

A yellow warbler feeds a young brown-headed cowbird that it has raised as its own. Mike Strzelecki

The olive-sided flycatcher is among bird species that can be found in forests after a fire. Ceredig Roberts

I’ve borrowed the title of this column from Geoffrey E. Hill, who wrote the book “Bird Coloration” (2010). In the chapter with this title, he dissects the many factors leading to why different species, males vs females, and young vs old birds, have the plumages they do. As usual in nature, it’s complicated.

The term “corvids” is short for the family name Corvidae, which includes the crows, jays and magpies of the world. It’s a fascinating group, full of both colorful species and those with deep cultural ties to humans. There are currently 130 recognized species, scattered across 23 genera.

This is the final group of Idaho’s nine species of corvids, finishing with the three rarest species. I rank species commonness based on population estimates for each species made by

Autumn brings many wonderful things into our lives, including lovely scenery, cooler temperatures, football, Halloween, Thanksgiving and new birds. But it also brings out one of the most awful machines

This is the second piece about the bird feeding season that just got underway. Right now, my feeders are being bombed by house finches and pine siskins. I hope this

Wild turkeys are not native to Idaho. They were first moved here in 1961. Mary Miller Rumple