Our one scheduled excursion for our California mini-vacation was a trip to Joshua Tree National Park. Both of us have visited this phenomenal park,...

Once our ceremonial duties at Jay and April’s wedding were concluded, it was time to move south to visit old friends in Orange County....

The Core Team was in the air at 7:15 AM Eastern and in Los Angeles by 10:15 AM Pacific Standard Time.  We were in...

One British reviewer said of our site that “It’s written more stylishly that (sic) your average anorak’s blog.”  That’s nice and all, but what...

While doing some site research yesterday, I discovered not one, but two brief reviews of our site.  Those of you unacquainted with the Core...

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is a membership institution whose mission is to interpret and conserve the earth’s biological diversity through research, education, and...

After a week of inaction, the Core Team finally made it out into the field. My dearest aunt Janet invited us to a “Birding...

The birding family tree bears many twisted branches from feederwatchers to world birders. Yet, few are considered as twisted as the slavering hordes of...