We birders in the northeastern United States are unbearable in April. All we do is complain about the lack...

Like many birders in the online era, I’m a big fan of eBird. The program’s merits scarcely have to...

That’s right…I used the punchline from one of the worst jokes in history for this one, but it seems...

On Thursday, 24 April, Eugene Nichols was minding his own business, birding along the shore of Lake Ontario on...

Before the weekend began, I mentioned how swallows hadn’t invaded these northern latitudes yet. I was mistaken. Swallows are...

The main highway south from Broome towards Port Hedland takes you through the middle of Roebuck Plains, which is...

It was the bobbing action on the rocks that drew my attention to the bird.  This was a family...

It’s no secret that I am a big fan of our more elaborate and storied bird names. Besides timberdoodles...