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The Yellow Warbler, with its wide distribution across the continent, is also a familiar sight around water and along the edges of wooded areas. Both sexes wear the most extensive amount of yellow of all our warblers – including the tail spots.

Birds of the Blue Ridge: Warblers

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.
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Quilts, Carvings, Americana: Three to See at One Spot

The Upcountry History Museum welcomes exhibits from Ken Burns, of war dogs and Norman Rockwell.
Snorkelers in the Clinch River in Scott County, Virginia, work to document all mussel species present at the site.

Nature Notes: New Birding, Better Swims, Species Lost

In Watauga County, North Carolina, a 10-acre wetland is now open to the public for birding, thanks to a partnership between the Blue Ridge Conservancy and High Country Audubon Society.
The Bigfoot Museum in Sutton, West Virginia, is just a few blocks down the street from the Flatwoods Monster Museum.

Strange Creatures in West Virginia: Bigfoot and the Flatwoods Monster

The town of Sutton hosts a museum for Bigfoot and another for the monster.
A bald eagle soars over the Holston River in Hawkins County, Tennessee while taking a break from incubating its eggs.

Eagle Watch in East Tennessee: A Species Comes Back

Our writer/photographer’s boyhood fascination with bald eagles has become a lifetime hobby.

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Even More Sweet Virginia Breezes

Casually cruising to Claytor Lake in southwest Virginia, I felt like I had come home – back to where it

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