I think most of you know how important our National Wildlife Refuge system is to me. After all, I...

Red-shouldered Hawks (Buteo lineatus) are one of my favorite raptors and I am fortunate to have them nesting near...

Northern Pintails (Anas acuta) photos by Larry Jordan (click on images for full size) It was a dark and...

Colusa National Wildlife Refuge is part of the Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex in California’s Central Valley. This complex...

Seriously? Just look at this drake. Pretty dapper wouldn’t you say? Pete Dunne calls the Gadwall (Anas strepera) the “Dapper...

Don’t even ask me why I’m doing a birding year list. I have never kept a bird list before....

Just the mention of the name conjures notions of fear and loathing in some folks, like farmers. Red-winged Blackbird...