Eagle-eyed readers of my posts will have noticed that I haven’t been talking about New Zealand much lately. When...

Hugh Powell is a science editor at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Hugh, who years ago helped me find...

In winter Dunlin are bland birds, the color of sand on a gray morning. Don’t get me wrong, they...

Can the best bird of your weekend be one you didn’t see? Obviously, not seeing a desired bird can...

While we are away in the Southern Highlands trying to keep warm and enjoying the bird species of that...

Keep your eyes to the skies for raptors attacking bats (it happens!) The month of May is almost over,...

The forecast said „rain all day“ and with a mug of coffee in the morning, seeing a bright blue...

There’s no doubt about it, we North American birders have it easy. Our warblers are impossibly colored. Our chat...