Migration is happening. Every birder knows it. Even if we couldn’t find time to raise the bins at a...

Don’t you hate it when you cannot communicate while birding overseas? Having mobility issues, I still remember birding from...

Most birders love a good double-hyphenate. Except, of course, for those who don’t yet know what a double-hyphenate is....

The coastal subspecies of California Gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica californica) can be found in sage scrub that was once abundant...

Have you ever heard the saying, “Sometimes you win; sometimes you learn,” as a positive spin on failing to...

Over the last two weeks we have observed a huge number of migratory shorebirds return to our shores. They...

eBird have applied their new taxonomy as of July/August 2019. What a boon for listers. Desk-top birders have been...

Early September, like just about every other time of year, means different things to different people. In New York,...