It is now the month of love, and there are few birds I love more than the alcids. Thus, a day of murrelets and...

Before we get started I’d like to congratulate the Whiskey Jack on becoming the National Bird of Canada! The Gray Jay (once also, and...

Long ago, before I became the bird-name rancoteur I am today, I had an idle question. Why, I asked myself, did the loons come...

Blackbirds, as a family, often have those simple descriptive names that are easy to mock (Yellow-rumped Warbler, ugh) until a non-birder comes describing such...

Once you eliminate the risque jokes (I know, I know, but it’s a family blog) the Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet might have the most comical name...

A lot of my friends have been having babies lately. Being an unmarried lady, I of course have no idea how this could be...

Some updates from the comments sections! On the Limpkin, the ever-sagicious Rick Wright points out that the ‘gait’ explanation may well be a folk...

Well, I never did see a Black-backed Woodpecker on my trip, but they were on my mind… What could be more straightforward than the...