I saw hooded mergansers on Sugar Creek, which is outside of Troy. I knew before long we would be seeing many species of ducks. All waterfowl migrate. It is believed that most waterfowl return to mate ...

From the perfect "smoky eye," to bold red "lipstick," admire — and occasionally chuckle — at these birds' unique coloring.

Lots of otter activity lately and a pair of Canada geese have been wandering onto my yard. In the past few days, we’ve had a pair of hooded mergansers and this morning a male bufflehead showed up.

Trout released into the cool water of late winter and early spring are meant to be caught. Cool-water fish generally don’t ...

This year’s honor went to the depiction of three resting hooded mergansers, two males and a female, painted by Gerald Putt of Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania. Putt’s rendering, which topped 22 ...

Wood ducks, belted kingfishers and hooded mergansers (in season) are regular sights along the Olentangy River. Tying Highbanks to a much larger bioeconomy are the warblers. Twenty-two species of ...

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Our resident bird watcher and photographer Will Stenberg was busy this week along the St. Louis River in and around Jay Cooke State Park. On April 1 there were trumpeter swans at Chambers Grove Park ...