Canaries in the Mine
The Christmas Bird Count provides a detailed snapshot of the Plateau’s avian population, including surprising new arrivals.
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Article Author: William McReynolds - Highlands Plateau Audubon Society
Audubon’s Holiday Chorale
Those birds wrapped within the 12 Days of Christmas bring a playful message to everyone with joy in their hearts.
Our Wild Turkey
Dr. Franklin was correct – the Wild Turkey is a magnificent American.
Living Up to Their Name
This busy bird feeds on the forest floor where it creates a stir by upending leaves to look under them for insects.
Costume Ball Waxwings
Brilliantly plumaged, enthusiastic berry pluckers, and sometimes slightly tipsy, Cedar Waxwings are cheerful Plateau residents.
Summer Beauty
The jaunty male American Goldfinch is a lemon-yellow exclamation point darting through the Plateau’s forests
and meadows.
Force of Nature
Even the illustrious Dr. Franklin was wrong once in a while – the Turkey is a distant second to the magnificent Bald Eagle as our National Bird.
A Parliament of Owls
This legendary creature haunts our forests and woodlands.
Our Winter Flocks
Your feathered neighbors could use a measure of neighborly love.
The Birds of Christmas
This Christmas, remember the Birds and the Beasts that share the Plateau with all of us.
