Content tagged with "Birds"

Goldfinches are often seen in flocks during fall, winter, and spring and at bird feeders. In spring, the male’s dull winter plumage changes to bright yellow with a black cap and wings.

Redstarts flit among tree branches, drooping their wings, fanning their tails and leaping into the air to catch insects.

American tree sparrows nest in willow thickets and arctic shrub along the tundra's edge in Canada and Alaska. But during the winter, tree sparrows can be found throughout Missouri, especially in our northern and western sections.

This remarkable bird is a short-necked, short-legged, terrestrial "shorebird" with a long bill. The eyes are set back on its head. When this bird is flushed, its short wings make a startling whirring sound.