Iowa’s five-segment, 2024 spring turkey season ended May 12. Participation ran high during this year’s spring season with hunters purchasing around 54,500 spring turkey tags. Turkeys were harvested in all
For Iowa birding enthusiasts, the spring warbler migration is a highlight event. Not all migrations are created equal, of course. The speed, timing, and abundance of the annual flights are
Fast, nervous, and colorful, the tiny green-winged teal is one of my favorite spring migrants. Green-wings, more so than most waterfowl, utilize a wide variety of nesting habitats ranging from
The Iowa outdoors is full of surprises. One of the latest occurred during early April when the state’s northern counties were inundated with colorful legions of northbound purple finches.
The annual northward migration of the lesser snow goose ranks as one of creation’s most awe-inspiring events. Heading toward ancestral breeding grounds in arctic Canada, goose flocks containing tens of