Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) photos by Larry Jordan (click for full sized images) While visiting Arcata Marsh a couple of weeks ago, I had...

I’ve never hid my disdain for how the Duck Stamp skews perceptions of who uses and supports public refuges in the United States. Thankfully,...

One common feature of the relationship between early explorers and colonists and the birds of the New Worlds was the tendency of said explorers to name birds after familiar...

Now that there are 7 billi0n of us on this planet, it seems appropriate to look at and appreciate other great big collections of...

Paging through a fieldguide, it’s always with a sense of dismay and sadness that I come across reference to an extinct species. This is...

Plastic pipes that have been used to mark mining claims in Nevada are death traps for birds.  A state law now allows anyone who...

Is there something about Idaho Ruffed Grouse that make them seek out human men as companions?  Judge for yourself!

Most birders, myself included, hope to find a rarity or two on every birding outing. This does not happen, of course, because rarities are,...