If this were a word association test and the question were “summer bird,” Franklin’s gull is probably not the first species that would come to mind. A spring bird, yes. An abundant migrant noted for ...

The Franklin Gull is a small, black-headed gull of the prairies. You will often see them following farm machinery and eating on the insects, worms or mice exposed by the field cultivation. Extensive ...

The past several weeks, we have all been experiencing a magnificent migration of our fellow feathered friends, some of which we haven't seen since last fall. I have been noticing several flocks of ...

Anyone who has driven by lakes or rivers lately may have seen large flocks of small gulls with dark gray wings and backs. These are Franklin's gulls, which nest in northern prairies and winter in ...

The cry of gulls heard over the sounds of the surf as you bake in the sun is one of the iconic sounds of summer along the coast. Here in New England there are really only three or four common species ...

Farmers tilling their fields this spring will host a variety of avian guests. Big redtail hawks will watch for any rabbit or rat that’s flushed from last fall’s stubble. As they do in our yards, a few ...

The Condor: Ornithological Applications publishes original research, syntheses, and assessments focusing on the application of scientific theory and methods to the conservation, management, and ...

The Auk: Ornithological Advances aims to advance fundamental scientific knowledge by increasing the basic knowledge of bird species, both living and extinct, and the knowledge of broad biological ...