The national bird of Sweden is the Blackbird Turdus merula, otherwise known as the Common Blackbird or Eurasian Blackbird,...

To call this quiz “An Avian Quiz” is a bit of a stretch.  All disparaging comments should be forwarded...

Sure, flaunt the birds. Piping Plovers establishing beachheads, Timberdoodles whistling skyward, every day a new arrival. Go ahead, I...

The Crossley ID Guide: Eastern Birds is undoubtedly the most innovative avian reference guide to come along in many...

The typical woodpecker, with its coloration of black, white, and red, is ingrained into our brains as birders.  We...

Spring is here, right? So why am I looking out my window at 4 inches of snow? Early spring...

I was in Florida last week, the freakiest of the southeastern states.  Its peninsular shape, dipping so seductively into...

Something has always puzzled me in my years working in the bird feeding industry: why don’t we offer more...