An opinion piece from The Guardian from back in January, written by Eric Milton, makes the case that they (we?) are.  What do you...

Though it is a myth, of course, that American Robins are not around in winter, I still enjoyed my first robins of spring yesterday...

Pardon this post’s provocative title but now that I’ve got your attention, let’s talk about woodcocks. That strangest of shorebirds, Scolopax minor has long...

As I have already related in my post about birding a shade-grown coffee plantation there was an Emerald Toucanet (Aulacorhynchus prasinus) that was kind...

Sense that shift in the air? The equinox is upon us, which means a new season is dawning! Those of us north of the...

You know Rob Fergus, right? Every so often (okay, pretty much every day) this mild-mannered Audubon Senior Scientist exchanges his lab coat (I don’t...

Here’s another excellent installment of Birdscapes Tuesday Trivia, drawn from the book Birdscapes: Birds in Our Imagination and Experience by Jeremy Mynott: In which...

After successfully stalking the Pink-headed Warbler, our glorious assault on Guatemala’s Pacific Slope began in earnest. The first stop on our ambitious circuit was...