In total, 30 lesser yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes (Charadriiformes), 24 from southwestern United States and 6 from Alaska, were examined for metazoan parasites. Ten species of helminths (4 cestodes, 4 ...

This time of year signs of seasonal changes are on our doorsteps; leaves are changing color, geese are flying south, and squirrels are stashing walnuts in hollow trees and woodpiles. Hornets and ...

Although it may seem like fall is a long way off, shorebirds already are landing in Texas on their southbound autumn migration. Among the first to arrive are two similar looking, sleek and long-legged ...

The lesser yellowlegs is a bird that seems to like Montana, but it is unfortunate that it does not spend much time here. Stopping on the shorelines of our rivers and lakes while migrating to its ...

Shorebirds are migrating to nearby beaches, marshes, lakes and prairie wetlands from breeding grounds as far away as the Arctic. Some will stay for the winter, others will continue to Latin America.