An itinerant lifestyle, while wonderful in some regards, does not lend itself to forming certain connections. While I enjoy...

It was Bryant Park that got me thinking. Everyone knows about Bryant Park… but what if you didn’t? Who...

Yesterday I saw a Dark-eyed Junco while I was walking my dog. It was the Slate-colored form, of course....

In honor of fall, and of the Chipping Sparrow that just smacked itself (thankfully not too hard) against my...

Every birder wants the best optics possible. But what that means often depends on circumstance. I love my Swarovski...

Extinction is sometimes more confusing than it looks. It is easy to tell when some species become extinct —...

So as some folks may have noticed, it seems that the centenniel of the Passenger Pigeon’s extinction is garnering...

The only bird we saw in every state was the Turkey Vulture. No vast kettles, yet, only ones and...