Perhaps one of my favorite places in winter is across the river at the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary in West Alton.

American white pelicans are sailing to town on broad, 9-foot wingspans that undulate as if in slow motion. The big wings propel the large-bodied birds forward as they move silently through our ...

Flocks of these doves, with large white wing patches ... while the western birds are more solitary; bears 2 white eggs. Migration: primarily a summer resident in the United States, with most ...

"I saw this big white bird, just above me and it stood out straight away, because it was completely white," said Ms Thomas. "I thought it was a seagull at first, but then I saw her forked tail.