Adult Ringed Plover are distinctive with their black 'bandit' eye-masks and orange legs. When nesting, individuals will feign a broken-wing to draw predators away from the chicks. The chicks are ...

In summer the Black Guillemot is all black, save for prominent white wing patches. In winter the plumage becomes almost white below with upperparts barred black-and-white. It is one of our smaller ...

After 53 years in business, Blue Hen Lanes will be closing in June. The Brunswick Corp., based in Lake Forest, Ill., made it official Friday with a news release saying that "being informed of a ...

Dabbling ducks, such as mallards and blue-winged teal, can carry the virus with few symptoms because “these viruses co-evolved in waterfowl,” said Richards. But ducks can also shed the virus in their ...

The Blue Hen Bake Off is another unique event from UD Dining, including Battle of the Bites in the fall and the Chicken Wing Takeover in the spring.

In the immediate vicinity of the nature center there are a pair of blue-wing teal that have been hanging ... but that’s where Merlin (a bird ID app) comes in, and you can identify the call.