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More than 100 Lower Makefield residents got up close and personal with a red-tailed hawk, a barn owl and two Harris’s hawks at an April event at Memorial Park to celebrate Earth Day.

The stage is set for the 19th annual Sourland Mountain Festival, running from 3-8:30 p.m. Saturday, July 13, rain or shine, at Unionville Vineyards. Tickets are on sale now with early bird pricing at …

The recent death of celebrity owl Flaco is drawing much-needed attention to the vast number of bird deaths caused by collisions with man-made structures. As cited in the New York Times: “A study …

The historic Newtown Theatre will screen “Winged Migration” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 2. The documentary screening is co-hosted by Lower Makefield Township and Newtown Township Bird Towns and …

Years ago I interviewed a local candy vendor who told me that his customers shopped at his store twice each Easter season: when the holiday candy first appeared on the shelves to eat immediately, …

Planning is underway for the 19th annual Sourland Mountain Festival, set for Saturday, July 13, rain or shine, from 3-8:30 p.m.Tickets went on sale March 18, with early bird pricing.The Sourland …

Birds enjoyed some time at feeders off Valley Park Road in Plumstead Township Tuesday as snow blanketed Bucks County for the first time in more than a year.

The early bird registration fee of $50 for the Sourland Spectacular cycling event ends Aug. 17. The regular adult registration fee is $65. The Sourland Spectacular at the Watershed Institute on …

Officials at the Bucks County Audubon Society voiced frustration and bewilderment Wednesday over what investigators say was the deliberate poisoning of birds in Warminster.

On Saturday, the Warminster Police and Warminster Animal Control Officer were notified of numerous dead birds around feeding stations located by the old Naval Air Development Center tower in …

Save the bugs and the bees

I spent a lovely hour last month bird-watching from the Waterview Place Condominiums parking lot in New Hope. As a swarm of pigeons landed on a nearby rooftop, and a half dozen vultures rode the wind …

You hear it everywhere — get outside, commune with nature, walk barefoot and ground yourself. This is so important, yet for many of us, it is advice that is ignored, and it is so needed.One …

Bucks Beautiful will host the 28th Kitchen & Garden Tour from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 11, rain or shine. The annual event is a highlight of the spring season, with visits to hidden jewels …

Chatterbox: Mothers and birds

This coming weekend, we have two special days.Yes, one is Mother’s Day. The day itself has a great history we discussed once, but we’ve done many columns on the day itself. As a mother of four, I …

The James A. Michener Art Museum presents “Sarah Kaizar: RARE AIR,” an exhibition featuring original gouache and ink artwork from the book “RARE AIR: Endangered Birds, Bats, Butterflies, and …

Mark your calendar for Saturday, July 15, when the Sourland Conservancy will host its 18th annual Sourland Mountain Festival from 3 – 8:30 p.m.The Sourland Mountain Festival will again be presented …

It turned out that the best part of my Super Bowl weekend wasn’t the big game after all. The highlight for me came during Friday night’s pep rally in Doylestown, when I looked out across a sea of smiling, cheering Eagles fans and felt extraordinarily proud of us all.

Time to start worrying about bird flu

I received a number of inquiries from concerned friends and colleagues about an op-ed in the New York Times this week, “An Even Deadlier Pandemic Could Soon Be Here” by Zeynep Tufekci. I’ve been …

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