Not all red birds are cardinals
The 'bee bird' breeds in Kentucky
August 03, 2025Jennifer Even Melton
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Goldfinches: late summer nesters
Male goldfinches add vibrant yellow flashes of color to summer days. American goldfinches nest in July and August, later than other songbirds, waiting for milkweed and thistle down to be available for lining their nests. While goldfinches are year-round residents in Kentucky, they sport their bright yellow feathers only in
July 27, 2025
Green heron
Color among the cattails
July 20, 2025
Ruby-throated hummingbirds can put up a fight
While the buzz of ruby-throated hummingbirds is a summer delight, these birds are often aggressive and territorial around nectar sources. Here an incoming female is met by a defensive male. Ruby-throated hummingbirds are the only hummingbirds that breed in the eastern United States and by early fall they’ll be
July 13, 2025
Bald eagle pair visits in town
Last year on the 4th of July I was filling my back yard bird feeders in the center of town in Berea and, behold, a pair of bald eagles in the side yard! A neighbor spotted them in town again just the other day. Preferring habitats near large bodies of
July 06, 2025
Indigo bunting
The indigo buntings have been offering bright flashes of blue from dawn to dusk as they breed in the Brushy Fork field area. They seem to enjoy serenading passersby with their lively, high-pitched, bouncy songs that have earned them the nickname “blue canaries.” Subscribe now
June 29, 2025
Birds of Berea: the Barred Owl
This barred owlet, nearing the end of its 4-12 week fledgling stage, is beginning to sport feathers with brown and white barring and less fluffy down. It is one of this spring’s owlets who has left the nest along the Brushy Fork walking path in Berea and is learning
June 22, 2025