Binoculars are like a magical optical portal. Without looking through polished sets of coated glass, birds can be itty-bitty...

If the avian realm had self-conscious, talking ambassadors, “spokebirds”, which species would partake in birding conferences? Which would travel...

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In birding circles, Costa Rica is better known for protected areas, quetzal tours, and glittering displays of hummingbirds than...

“That bird! Go! Go! Get it! That bird, chase it! Chase it!” In a flash, our small deep sea...

Birds are arriving in North America, flying from places far to the south. Many come from Central America, a...

Spring in western New York was and is a time of melting snow, of ice chunks being rushed along...