We all have them: families of birds that are maddeningly similar, forever leaving nagging doubts about our identifications. Gulls. Terns. New World Warblers in...

Most birders love a good double-hyphenate. Except, of course, for those who don’t yet know what a double-hyphenate is. Double-hyphenates are birds with two...

I was born in Minnesota. Had my life taken a different turn, and had I remained in that state, I would be intimately acquainted...

Last week, I had only just returned from a day on the Michoacán coast when my posting schedule required I write my report of...

My wife hates heat. And, alas, heat is one thing Mexico’s Pacific coast has in excess. Which explains why this birder, who lives only...

All my birding life, I had heard about certain birds going to battle with their images reflected by windows and mirrors. But it wasn’t...

I haven’t done much birding during the past few decades in my native United States. But I suspect that it is very difficult there...

The Yellowthroat group is an odd collection of bird species. The one migratory species, aptly named the Common Yellowthroat, can be seen almost anywhere...