Central Mexico, where I live, has a monsoon climate. In other words, we tend to have heavy rains from...

We all have them: families of birds that are maddeningly similar, forever leaving nagging doubts about our identifications. Gulls....

Most birders love a good double-hyphenate. Except, of course, for those who don’t yet know what a double-hyphenate is....

I was born in Minnesota. Had my life taken a different turn, and had I remained in that state,...

Last week, I had only just returned from a day on the Michoacán coast when my posting schedule required...

My wife hates heat. And, alas, heat is one thing Mexico’s Pacific coast has in excess. Which explains why...

All my birding life, I had heard about certain birds going to battle with their images reflected by windows...

I haven’t done much birding during the past few decades in my native United States. But I suspect that...