Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Bringing back Washington’s prairie grouse

  May 19, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C12 Prairie grouse, formerly abundant in the sage-steppe regions of Eastern Washington, are slowly improving from the brink of extirpation with the help of other states. During the grouse breeding period …

• Landers: Cats take staggering toll on birds

  May 9, 2013 in Outdoors, Sports on Page B1 It’s unfortunate that birds don’t scream when they die; the din might catch our attention. The killing fields are all around us, from the glass windows in the city to … 46

• Out & About: Migratory Bird Day family activities set

  May 5, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C12 OUTDO – National Migratory Bird week events organized by area Audubon Society chapters are for the birds – and people who want to learn more about them. A three-day Learn-to-Bird …

• Field Reports: Priest Lake fish plan to be presented at meeting

  February 24, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C11 FISHING – As a divisive debate on managing non-native lake trout with native cutthroats and popular kokanee at Priest Lake continues, Idaho Fish and Game officials will hold a public … 2

• Study finds hummingbirds migrate earlier

  February 18, 2013 in Nation/World, Outdoors on Page A2 CHARLESTON, S.C. – Ruby-throated hummingbirds are migrating to North America weeks earlier than in decades past, and research indicates that higher temperatures in their winter habitat may be the reason. … 3

• Out & About: 238 bird species tallied in Spokane County ‘Big Year’

  January 6, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C12 OUTCOUNT – Unless there’s a stray report still to come in, Inland Northwest Birders and Spokane Audubon tallied 238 species in their 2012 Spokane County “Big Year” effort to spot …

• Birders crow about movie

  November 6, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C12 “The Big Year,” a film based on the more tedious true story (and book of the same name) is flying high at movie theaters across the country. The movie follows …

• Chelan hawk migration lures research, festival

  September 11, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C14 “Plastic owls on long poles help bring the hawks near capture nets,” said Felix Martinez of Spokane. “Hawks hate owls and will veer miles out of their way to harass …

• High-tech birders may be foes of feathered friends

  May 22, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C9 Growing use of smartphone applications, field access to the Internet and recordings to flush out bird species for better viewing and photography could be impacting the survival of some birds. …

• Annual Christmas Bird Count isn’t ready to be replaced by technological advances

  December 5, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C12 The Internet and all of its digital efficiency hasn’t replaced the group effort of the Christmas Bird Count. Not yet, anyway. Inland Northwest birders are among the thousands in roughly …