nemesis bird

Black Woodpeckers are usually easy to find in Germany. Yes, some birders may frown at this statement. At least one…

I have never before had a true nemesis bird. Sure, occasionally a bird has given me problems, like Black-backed Woodpeckers…

“Thus, I give up the binoculars!” – Captain Ahab’s last words (paraphrased) I have been relatively fortunate in my birding…

Black Guillemots in New York State have not been kind to me. First of all, one has never just shown…

So, winter is very nearly upon us, and no, I never did find a Yellow-headed Blackbird. It has snowed in…

I have been remiss. More than remiss — negligent. After making all of you, my friends and readers, help me…

Ah, nemesis birds. We crave you. We hunt for you. We make up elaborate theories as to why we haven’t…

This is the last part of my Wallcreeper trilogy in which I will tell the tale of another day, the…

This is part 2 of the Wallcreeper trilogy, the part which will feature the story of my success. You might…

To each lifer, there is a story. Sometimes, the story can be very short, a mere line in the notebook without a…