David Ringer of Search and Serendipity pondered some deceptively slippery subtleties about the nature of seeing recently: In that...

I have a coworker named Andrea who has never seen a bluebird. Granted, she is not a hardcore birder,...

(The alternate title for this post is “The Plover Pronunciation Poll Revisited.”) Often, the answer to one question leads...

Citizen scientists should mark off February 16-19, 2007 in their calendars. Those days mark the tenth annual Great Backyard...

Many a lifelong birder picked up his or her first field guide because of raptors. Bird of prey like...

I am not a big fan of gulls, at least not yet. Such refined bird watching tastes are beyond...

Back in 2003 when I first started birding, I encountered quite an odd duck in Central Park. This bird,...

2006 was a very good year for me. After all, this was the year my incredible daughter, Ivy was...