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Its head and the upper parts of its breast are streaked with brown, and its back and wings have tiny white spots on them. May 1 May 1 Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The Colorful Brook Darter Tom Berg Wildlife Watching In the United States there is an obscure group of very small freshwater fish that most people have never heard of – and certainly never seen. These fish are called darters, and they are in the perch family. There are at least 225 species of darters in North America, and most of them sport dazzling colors during the spring spawning season. Apr 24 Apr 24 Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The Bay-Breasted Warbler Tom Berg Wildlife Watching , Bird Watching The spring bird migration is underway, and warblers are heading north from their wintering grounds in the southern United States, Central America and South America. There are more than 100 warbler species in the world, and more than 50 of them can be found right here in North America. Apr 17 Apr 17 Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The Large Milkweed Bug Tom Berg Wildlife Watching If you have milkweed plants in your garden for the benefit of monarch butterflies, good job! Monarchs need milkweed as a host plant where they can lay their eggs. Monarch caterpillars feed exclusively on milkweed plants, including their close milkweed relatives. Apr 10 Apr 10 Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The Familiar American Robin Tom Berg Wildlife Watching , Bird Watching Most people in the United States are very familiar with the American robin. This bird can be found from coast to coast and in every state in the contiguous USA, and they breed as far north as Alaska and some of the extreme northern fringes of Canada. Apr 3 Apr 3 Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The Silver-Spotted Skipper Butterfly Tom Berg Wildlife Watching When it comes to butterflies that are fast on-the-wing”, skippers are near always near the top of the list. These speedsters tend to fly in an erratic, darting motion that can really make a person dizzy if you try to follow them. Mar 28 Mar 28 Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The Yellow-Rumped Warbler Tom Berg Wildlife Watching , Bird Watching Yellow-rumped warblers are fairly large when compared to other warblers, since they have a wingspan of up to nine inches. But, of course, they are small when compared to many other birds. Mar 20 Mar 20 Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The Eastern Tiger Salamander Tom Berg Wildlife Watching Salamanders are not creatures that most people see every day. In fact, I would bet that most people rarely see salamanders – and many people never see a salamander in their entire lives. But salamanders are very cool and quite interesting. Mar 13 Mar 13 Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The Beautiful Blue-Winged Teal Tom Berg Wildlife Watching , Bird Watching Of the many species of ducks in the USA, the blue-winged teal is one of the favorites of many people. They are quite beautiful and the males are very distinctive-looking. Males have heavily speckled flanks and chest, and their head is dark gray with a broad white stripe between their eye and their jet-black bill. Mar 6 Mar 6 Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The Southern Emerald Moth Tom Berg Wildlife Watching Although some of our most recognizable butterflies are brightly colored, most moths tend to be a muted brown or gray color. One exception is the Southern Emerald moth. This interesting little moth is a fairly bright green color, and green is a color that is somewhat unexpected when talking about moths (or butterflies). Feb 28 Feb 28 Wildlife Watching Wednesday: The Strange-Looking Brown Pelican Tom Berg Wildlife Watching , Bird Watching , Birding Visitors to our Gulf coast states, like Florida, Texas and Louisiana – just to name a few – are certainly familiar with the brown pelican. Many brown pelicans are year-round residents along the salty shores of these states, but these pelicans also live along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, as well. Feb 21 Feb 21 Wildlife Watching Wednesday: Those Creepy Millipedes Tom Berg Wildlife Watching Anyone who digs around in the dirt or leaf litter – or who has lifted a rotting log to see what is under it – has probably seen one or more species of millipedes. Millipedes are those creepy, crawly, many-legged creatures that usually scurry away as soon as you uncover them. Load More @globaljustgo Photo Gallery By John Kumiski Subscribe to Our Blog Get notified of new posts as soon as they’re live Email Address Sign Up Thank you! Follow Us Contact Us Be a Contributor...