Birds

Two owls in the Genus Strix populate North America. The first of these, the Barred Owl, is highly adaptable, common…

While writing up yesterday’s post, my inherent weakness for alliteration got the better of me. I eagerly described the season’s…

Now that the Core Team May warbler census (a colorful way to say that we did a lot of birding…

The sinuous, elegant image of a Great Egret echoed on the placid surface of the Spuyten Duyvil calls to mind…

Grackles are intimidating birds, there’s no denying it. With their dagger beaks, sinister strut, and evil yellow glare, they often…

When the Core Team went birding this past weekend, we weren’t just looking for warblers. Rumor had it that sparrows…

The world is surely an odd place. Every day is thick with tales of woe and madness, a glut of…

The taxonomic practice of speciation must be more art than science. After all, there are at least six distinct and…

When it comes to the number of existing bird species, the math tends towards subtraction rather than addition. The most…

It’s been known for some time that birds are descended from dinosaurs, with Archaeopteryx representing one strong link between avians…