There are two thoroughly enjoyable events for bird watchers coming up in the next couple of months. You’ve probably heard of both of these,...

I recently had a bit of a revelation. It concerns how I watch birds. And it’s kind of neat, now that I’ve thought about...

I’ve been to a lot of birding festivals—sometimes as a speaker, sometimes as a trip leader, and sometimes just because I love going to...

Note: This is an account, originally published in June 2006, of my quest to remove a jinx bird from my bird-watching soul. I am...

Remember Mel Gibson’s advice to his sons as they were ambushing the Redcoats back in the early days of the American Revolution in the...

Sometimes we watchers see birds do things that surprise us—things birds are not supposed to do. This happened to me recently on a birding...

It’s been a very wintry winter here in southeastern Ohio. As each passing front has embraced our ridge-top farm, it has given us new...

Bohemian Waxwing. Just the name makes me feel all… Jack Kerouacky. It’s a life bird that would make me get “On the Road.” Bohemian...