The first day of January offers some of the most exciting birding of the year; for just a moment,...

I received a press release last week amidst all the Christmas Bird Counts stating that 3000 fewer birds were...

Gideon B. Smith of Baltimore, Maryland, was not really a birder.  Nor was he an ornithologist.  He was into...

 Here we have a forlorn group of birders that clearly do not trust each other. Good December to you...

How are the holidays treating you? One hopes that the wheel of karma turns in your favor during this...

A long holiday weekend with lots of food, lots of family, and a long drive on each end leaves...

I had an idea to write a post about the American Robin this week and checked the archives at...

Any hummingbird in December in stoney Manhattan is a remarkable sight — after all, hummingbirds are such tropical-looking birds…...