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Photo credits: Burrowing Owl chicks by Barb D’Arpino via Birdshare; Golden-Cheeked Warbler by Jesse Huth/Macaulay Library; Prairie Warbler by Daniel D’Auria via Birdshare; American Oystercatcher by B.N. Singh via Birdshare; Snowy Owl by Tim Harding via Birdshare.
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