I know many of us seek birds as an escape from dreary, depressing news that seems to permeate almost...

On April 16, 2021, the Diversity and Inclusion Committee of the American Ornithological Society (AOS), had a “Community Congress...

A fine idea for a nature book is promised by the title and subtitle:  Earth’s Wild Music:  Celebrating and...

As the boreal migrants head north, breeding season for the residents and austral migrants is beginning to pick up....

Trinidad’s cloud forests typically aren’t birded much. After all, the habitat is restricted to the highest and mostly inaccessible...

Comprehensive surveys of U.S. birders are rare, so the recent release of a “National Survey of Birdwatchers: Nationwide and...

A cheeky lad, Geoffrey McMullan was regularly subjected to brutal discipline at his English boarding school.  He found some...

As ambiguous as the title of this piece sounds, a foray into the ornithological literature may lead to even...