It’s a rush any new birder experiences: that of every species being a lifer. But few new birders appreciate that rush, because they haven’t...

In April of this year, I had the crazy idea of submitting this article to 10,000 Birds for their consideration. Since I will still...

By the time this post is published, I will be on a short trip to Spain, though not principally for birding purposes. So I...

One of the things I love about birding around Morelia, in central Mexico, is the wide variety of habitats I have nearby. Travelling one...

When you bird in Latin America, you quickly realize how America-centric English-language bird names are. Consider, for example, the Summer Tanager. This is an...

I confess, this post has a trick title. I actually have two eyes that both function perfectly well, when corrected for near-sightedness. But there...

I confess: I am a lister. I like seeing as many species as possible on my life list, year list, state list, patch list,...

If you are like me, you can get a fair amount of birding done while traveling with your non-birder spouse… as long as you...