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November 1, 2026
Birds of the Blue Ridge
CURRENT Birds of the Blue Ridge
As old industrial and school buildings and their chimneys disappear, so too do refuge spots for migrating swifts. Work is underway to create new hollow spaces for the birds to overnight safely.
The first flicker I remember seeing confounded me. With binoculars in one hand and my favorite field guide in the other, a positive ID was made: Yellow-shafted Northern Flicker.
Spring migration is upon us and all our feathered friends who’ve wintered in Central and South America are winging their way to and through the Blue Ridge.
Sustaining the once-dwindling bluebird population depends on human help.
Our writer/photographer’s boyhood fascination with bald eagles has become a lifetime hobby.
As old industrial and school buildings and their chimneys disappear, so too do refuge spots for migrating swifts. Work is underway to create new hollow spaces for the birds to overnight safely.
The first flicker I remember seeing confounded me. With binoculars in one hand and my favorite field guide in the other, a positive ID was made: Yellow-shafted Northern Flicker.
Spring migration is upon us and all our feathered friends who’ve wintered in Central and South America are winging their way to and through the Blue Ridge.
Sustaining the once-dwindling bluebird population depends on human help.
Our writer/photographer’s boyhood fascination with bald eagles has become a lifetime hobby.
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