California is big. Not just the state itself, which covers over 150,000 square miles, but also its parks, natural areas,...

When I was a small kid I lived in Southern California, and my parents used to take me to...

Caribbean dry forests with trees such as Gumbo Limbo, Pigeon-Plum, and West Indies Mahogany; remote breeding colonies of Sooty...

Maybe, maybe not. But he just played one on TV. (Though not in the movie Cop Out, despite the binoculars...

After over a year of planning and preparation (and after a quick trip to the Pantanal and Chapada dos...

Does birding make you happy? It seems like an odd question; I mean, if it didn’t, why would you...

After nearly a week of traveling through Arizona’s very dry southeastern corner, I decided to make a detour to...

The Spring Wings Festival, held this past weekend, was the perfect way for a birding-festival newbie like me to...