FADEL: Now, the northern bald ibis is a wading bird with a big red beak and a head that's free of feathers, and it's supposed to fly south for the winter to survive. But because the birds were ...

Birds are attracted to the mix of grasslands, marsh and shrubs in the middle of Otter Creek. Sora and Virginia rails nest here, and yellow rails will show up occasionally ... Otter Creek is part of ...

Otter Creek is a popular birding area and part of the Iowa ... s bird records to the global data set. Birds are attracted to the mix of grasslands, marsh and shrubs in the middle of Otter Creek. Sora ...

Cattle egret birds have nested at a wetland site ... Cattle egrets have yellow-grey legs and a yellow beak, instead of the black legs and black beak of the little egret. They are attracted to ...

But the birds — known for their distinctive black-and-iridescent green plumage, bald red head and long curved beak — don’t ... giant fan on the back and a yellow parachute keeping it aloft.

Fall in Iowa is a birder’s paradise, as bird migrations take over the skies ... In September, you can begin to see rose-breasted grosbeaks, thrushes, flycatchers, cuckoos, and yellow-bellied ...

But the birds — known for their distinctive black-and-iridescent green plumage, bald red head and long curved beak — don’t ... giant fan on the back and a yellow parachute keeping it aloft.

Situated in the far northeast corner of Iowa, Yellow River State Forest is a sprawling expanse ... Walnut Woods is an excellent spot for birdwatching, with over 90 species of birds documented in the ...

The migrating birds gather in flocks to fly south ... large white gulls with gray wings and yellow beaks. Herring gulls have declined in numbers while the black-backs expanded their range.

Forest & Bird chief executive Nicola Toki says it’s still a competitive race. “Just ahead so far is the hoiho or yellow-eyed penguin. Shortly behind that is the karore which is the Chatham Islands ...