Birds and Booze

A new year will begin in three days.  The passage of time has a special meaning for birders. But while…

If there was a Christmas Bird Count for Christmas bird beers, you wouldn’t want me in your party. I searched…

The 118th Christmas Bird Count (CBC)  began yesterday and I’m sure many of you have at least one count scheduled…

It would be forgivable to assume that the present state of craft beer, with its bewildering variety and abundance, somehow…

Cedar Waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) have the unfortunate distinction of being the undisputed poster-birds for avian intemperance. It seems that at…

With today being Black Friday, I thought it would be fitting to offer a foil to the day’s frenzied consumption…

There isn’t a more obvious association between any American holiday and birds than that between Thanksgiving and the Wild Turkey…

There’s not always any rhyme or reason to the appearances birds make on beer labels, which makes finding the unexpected…

I reviewed a beer for Hallowe’en last week, but with All Saints’ Day falling on Wednesday and All Souls’ Day…

This isn’t the Hallowe’en beer review I expected to write. I really had my heart set on finding some bird-related…