Larry of The Brownstone Birding Blog shares five symptoms of this affliction.

Few experiences birding get me more excited than adding a new bird to my Queens list. Of course, as the list grows it gets more and more difficult to add something new to it. My latest addition, a Parasitic Jaeger off the coast, finally got me to my 289th bird, well over a year since [...]

You do not want to mess with this bird!

Being a birder and living in Queens as I do I can’t help but be drawn to the waterhole at Forest Park during spring migration. The waterhole, an unassuming little vernal pool, is often the only water in the eastern half of Forest Park which means that any bird that wants a bath or a [...]

Well, what is odd about this picture? It was taken in Paramus, New Jersey, at Van Saun Park earlier today. Spotted Sandpiper Actitus macularia Figured it out? No? Scroll on down to learn the answer. … … … … … … … … … Keep On Scrolling! … … … … … … … Here [...]

I first met Anthony Collerton when he was trying to see the Barrow’s Goldeneye at Jamaica Bay back in February. It was something like his fifth attempt at the bird. That made me wonder why someone would put so much energy into a species that is regular in New York and not a lifer. As [...]

What happens when a Kirtland’s Warbler shows up at the Biggest Week in American Birding? Sharon Stiteler, Birdchick, has the story.

“If I sees you I will seize you and I’ll squeeze you ’til you squirt.” -Every Warbling Vireo to every caterpillar ever Warbling Vireos are not much to see. They are bland little birds hidden in the trees, only given away by their loud song, most easily remembered by deploying the phrase that caterpillars dread. [...]

Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge, Honduras, March 2009 After our trip to the Cuero y Salado Wildlife Refuge was rained out on our first morning at The Lodge at Pico Bonito we rescheduled our visit for our second and last morning at the lodge.  Everyone wanted to get out into the mangroves (especially me seeing [...]

Sometimes they fail.

Or are the deaths of dolphins and seabirds in Peru caused by something more nefarious?

You might remember that last May we here at 10,000 Birds hosted “Wood-Warbler Week.”  Well, this year, Grant McCreary over at The Birder’s Library has Warbler Week going, which he describes as “a celebration of warblers in print and other media.” Check it out!

An iPhone 4S is an amazing tool for birders, as Sharon Stiteler has already let readers of 10,000 Birds know. And while using the iPhone in conjunction with optics is pretty cool, I have discovered that sometimes you don’t even need to use anything but the phone itself. Still pictures are fine but using the [...]

It is May! For those in the northern hemisphere migration fever is upon us and employers who employ birders are wondering where everybody is. Have the birds really started moving where you live? Both Mike and I were on the road this weekend. I was in Chicago (actually, I might even still be here by [...]

Queens, New York, Spring 2010 This blog post has one purpose and one purpose only; to showcase the amazing array of wood-warblers that made their way to the Forest Park waterhole during spring migration in 2010.  There are a couple of species of which I wish I had gotten better pictures (especially Cape May Warbler), [...]

Queens, New York, May 2009 May is the month of migration in North America.  Sure, some species move earlier and, of course, in the fall everything turns around and goes the other way, but May stands out as the month when birds that haven’t been seen since the previous fall come back in natty new [...]

…much to the dismay of the folks in Florida growing blueberries commercially.

The famed swallows of San Juan Capistrano in California are eschewing their normal haunts. The solution? Play mating calls with the hope that the Cliff Swallows will be enticed to return!

The International Ornithologists’ Union has a newly-updated checklist and website. It makes browsing all the world’s birds easier and includes range information for every subspecies. It is awesome and I highly recommend a visit.

Queens, New York, May 2010 At one time there was an airport in northern Queens called Flushing Airport.  It was shut down in 1984 due to frequent flooding, a fatal plane crash in 1977, and the growth of LaGuardia Airport.  The land has since started to return to something approaching a wild state.  Unfortunately, developers [...]