Birds

Shorebirds (in Europe: waders) must be an acquired birding taste. No one starts birding dreaming of drab-coloured, unobtrusive and, far…

Over the last couple of weeks Fish Crows have flooded back into New York City, early harbingers of spring, and…

I saw my first migratory Eastern Phoebe of 2019 this morning at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Actually, I saw my first five…

Some five years ago I was involved in a project of ecotourism evaluation of the river Danube in Serbia, which…

Falconry Month at Birds and Booze: I’ve decided to dedicate this month of March 2019 to wines and beers related…

Edit: Unfortunately, the hawk’s frostbite went deeper than previously thought, and the bird had to be euthanized. However, I’m grateful…

I remember studying the map of countries participating in the international mid-winter waterbird census, where the USA wasn’t marked. How…

What qualifies a bird to be included in the top-5? My first criterion was that I observed it only once…

Of all the ducks in the world scaup are the worst. They are unattractive, ubiquitous, and uninteresting. Whether they are…

2018 is about to end. Checking my annual list, I am where I usually am at this time of year:…