Category: Backyard Birds

(Editor’s note: Ron Ketter is a member of the Talbot Bird Club and a Maryland Ornithological Society board member.) Eastern Wood-Pewees visit the Eastern Shore from mid-spring to early autumn to breed. They arrive around the end...

(Editor’s note: Ron Ketter is a member of the Talbot Bird Club and a Maryland Ornithological Society board member.) Tree Swallows are commonly found on the Eastern Shore during spring and summer months. One of six swallow...

(Editor’s note: Ron Ketter is a member of the Talbot Bird Club and a Maryland Ornithological Society board member.) Wood Thrush prefer interior forested areas. While it is unlikely to visit backyard feeders, if you live near a...

(Editor’s note: Ron Ketter is a member of the Talbot Bird Club and a Maryland Ornithological Society board member.) Perhaps no bird is more closely associated with Maryland than the Baltimore Oriole. Whether identified as the...

(Editor’s note: Ron Ketter is a member of the Talbot Bird Club and a Maryland Ornithological Society board member.) Red-bellied woodpeckers are a common bird of the eastern United States. They can be found wherever a wooded...