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...

Happy National Bird Day! January 5, 2007 marks the fifth observance of this magical holiday, during which the Animal...

My first bird sighting of the new year was a raucous murder of crows, which might have seemed ominous...

After 2003, our first New Year as birders, I threw together some resolutions meant to help me become a...

When winter rolls around and most of our breeding birds have departed for points south, we on North America’s...