The Black-fronted Dotterel is a small distinctive shorebird that is usually found near fresh water and is often heard before it is seen. It...

This great bird has managed to escape from my sightings until I visited the great lodge of Tundaloma.  This Ecuadorian owned business provides a...

The Edwards’s Pheasant is a rather smart blue-black member of the pheasant family and it may be on the edge of extinction. It has recently...

Spotted Sandpipers are cool little birds, easily identified by a host of field marks and behaviors. Their stiff-winged flight is a great way to...

This story comes from Lia Pignatelli, a rehabber with AKUSA Wildlife Rescue in Brewster, NY, who specializes in songbirds. It was six o’clock one...

These are so cool. I hope someone will get to work on some of the New World species. Hat-tip to my Mom.

What do you do if a thousand songbirds get stranded in your yard?  Bird-loving biologist Richard Popko shares his story in an audio interview. Bonus:...

Here we are immersed in the fullness of May. I wonder how many recognize just how special this time of year is, not just...