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Spring is for the birds!
Or, at least, spring is a time anticipated by many of us when we like to get outdoors and look for the great variety of birds to be found in this season.
The annual Knox County Spring …

There were probably many in Galesburg around the turn of the century one hundred years ago who thought that Allen Green was a rather odd sort. They may have noted he was obviously intelligent but “would never amount to much” because …


I like to take a drive along the Mississippi River in Henderson County, Illinois each year in early spring. The best time is when the ice is just starting to break up and there will still be many wintering bald eagles …


We’ve been having an early and enjoyable spring so far this year. As I write this article, flowering trees and shrubs and some types of flowers have been putting on a show. The magnolias have been blossoming and some are already shedding …



There they were again – the raucous troublemakers, taking over the neighborhood, or at least our backyard. Loud and demanding in their black coats like a rowdy motorcycle gang.
Grackles, back from their winter home down south. For those not familiar with …




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