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Today is Thanksgiving Eve here in the U.S. which means that most of us are already salivating over the prospect of tomorrow’s feast. Traditional Thanksgiving fare includes stuffing, potatoes, yams, and, of course, turkey. But whither the green vegetable in this avalanche of carbohydrates and animal protein? How many of us find room on our […]

Our window for birdwatching in Puerto Rico was heartbreakingly brief, but the true reason for our trip was the wedding of our dear friends, Tarra and Evan. Their ceremony was beautiful and the celebration lasted long into the night. The next day, we had time but for a brief visit to Old San Juan and […]

The birding centerpiece of our brief Puerto Rican trip was a morning excursion to El Yunque Caribbean National Forest. For a country so blessed with avian diversity, Puerto Rico seems woefully light in the birding tour department. Castillo Tours, a local company, was willing and able to get us to the rainforest but could not […]

Current U.S. Territory and potential 51st state, Puerto Rico boasts 349 bird species, including 12 endemics, as well as the second highest alcohol consumption per capita in the world, behind only Russia. The Core Team traveled there in for a weekend wedding, but also attempted a whirlwind tour of the northeastern end of the island. […]

Cranford Park, Miami. 07 November 2004

South Beach and Crandon Park Beaches take up the north and eastern shore of Key Biscayne all the way from the Village of Key Biscayne boundary (where the residents of Key Biscayne live) to the Bear Cut Bridge.

At the southern end of South Beach are the Crandon Gardens and […]

The family of birds known as corvids is well known for what is kindly referred to as character. Put bluntly, these birds, which include crows, ravens, magpies, and jays, can be real jerks. They harass others with their raucous cries. They loot bird feeders and, even worse, bird’s nests. Bullies and thieves pure and […]