Bird blogging is a privilege, in that recounting one’s birding excursions is a lot more...

When the American Ornithologists’ Union publishes its annual North American checklist update next month, many...

I don’t know if I am just really lucky this year or more observant but...

Now that you’re acquainted with the sublime madness of manky mallards and manky muscovies, perhaps...

The Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) attracts more attention than most ducks, at least in North...

See the note at the end if you want to know more about birds …...

I live in New York, and I was thinking about the lagoon in Central Park,...

The Jodrey State Fish Pier at Gloucester Harbor is one of my favorite places to...