A male purple finch, in the words of naturalist Roger Tory Peterson, is a “sparrow dipped in raspberry juice.” While found in Kentucky, purple finches have become less common over the past decades as the population of house finches (next week’s feature) has grown. The National Audubon Society’s
December 7, 2025
Codes & Planning Administrator Amanda Haney knows where everything goes
December 5, 2025
CITY HALL – City Council has voted unanimously to offer a one-time donation of $2,500 each to two food banks that serve Bereans. The vote occurred during the first regularly scheduled meeting of December. Per Resolution 20-2025, the City will purchase $5,000 worth of food from Lexington-based God'
December 3, 2025
A new column from Professor José Mora, PhD
December 1, 2025
As winter approaches, the tufted titmouse harvests the last berries of the season and transitions from a summer diet of primarily insects to a winter diet of primarily seeds. Common visitors to backyard birdfeeders, tufted titmice prefer sunflower seeds. They tend to choose one large seed and fly to a
November 30, 2025
Deep frying your bird? Dry it first.
November 27, 2025
'Postmortem' is an informal chat about the week that was; in this issue, juicy bits from the campaign trail
November 23, 2025
Male mallards sport a variety of colors, most notably iridescent green heads. While the mottled brown female mallard is not as colorful, she does typically get the loudest say in the relationship, as quacking is the purview of the female mallards while male mallards make quieter rasping or rattling sounds
November 23, 2025
Also, Hackett steps down from Board of Ed, replacement sought
November 21, 2025
As some EKY hospitals falter, AI and other efficiencies will keep Berea facility strong, according to leadership
November 19, 2025
Unlike many birds that leave the area in the winter, the dark-eyed junco returns to Kentucky in October and November to spend the winter. This sparrow is one of the most common birds in North America. You are likely to see small groups of them foraging for seeds on the
November 16, 2025
The number of unsheltered Kentuckians is on the rise in Ashland, Morehead, and other more rural communities
November 14, 2025
