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

Have you ever heard the saying, “Sometimes you win; sometimes you learn,” as a positive spin on failing to...

Over the last two weeks we have observed a huge number of migratory shorebirds return to our shores. They...

eBird have applied their new taxonomy as of July/August 2019. What a boon for listers. Desk-top birders have been...

Early September, like just about every other time of year, means different things to different people. In New York,...

If it hasn’t begun already, the grape harvest should be getting underway in Spain this month. As the growing...

September and October are probably the best two months in Shanghai – it is warm but not unbearably hot,...

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