The Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) was first released in the New World on the island of New Providence, in...

So much for not killing the messenger. This past weekend at the Vatican, Pope Francis delivered an annual address appealing...

Whenever possible we have used our Christmas Day to see how many bird species we can get in our...

Emotion. Drama. Intrigue. Philosophy. Yes, I’m talking about scientific proposals to ornithological taxonomic authorities. Take, for example, the gem...

Before arriving in the town of Copan Ruinas, Honduras, on February 27, 2009, I had only ever heard Inca...

In my first trip to the West Indies, I learned that the Bahamas boast an impressive array of wild...

How can there be peace when the people who cause war still clamor for the perpetuation of our misery?...

Maybe Staten Island isn’t all bad. After all, I recently tracked down my first-for-New York State White-winged Dove in...