Fair Meadows

Lincoln's Sparrow

Lincoln's Sparrow

It’s a crisp October morning, and I’m out birding in the prairie . . . I spot a solitary Song Sparrow and a few White-crowned Sparrows, both juveniles and adults, but now I see the sparrow that I am most eager to find—a Lincoln’s Sparrow!

Photo by Gary Shackelford

The Hummingbird–Cardinal Flower Connection

The Hummingbird–Cardinal Flower Connection

In mid and late summer, when cardinal flowers (Lobelia cardinalis) are blooming along stream banks, pond edges, and the edges of wetlands, the Ruby-throated Hummingbird’s affinity for these scarlet gems is on full display.

Photo by Gary Shackelford