An itinerant lifestyle, while wonderful in some regards, does not lend itself to forming certain connections. While I enjoy birding with others, I’ve never...

It was Bryant Park that got me thinking. Everyone knows about Bryant Park… but what if you didn’t? Who would think to look for...

Yesterday I saw a Dark-eyed Junco while I was walking my dog. It was the Slate-colored form, of course. No more candybox Juncos for...

In honor of fall, and of the Chipping Sparrow that just smacked itself (thankfully not too hard) against my balcony window, here’s a blast...

Every birder wants the best optics possible. But what that means often depends on circumstance. I love my Swarovski EL 8x32s deeply, but sometimes...

Extinction is sometimes more confusing than it looks. It is easy to tell when some species become extinct — a Martha or a Lonesome...

So as some folks may have noticed, it seems that the centenniel of the Passenger Pigeon’s extinction is garnering a bit of press. Good,...

The only bird we saw in every state was the Turkey Vulture. No vast kettles, yet, only ones and twos. But the turkey vultures...