Birders deal with the summer doldrums in a number of different ways – some turn to herping, and others to dragonflies; some travel, and...

I know we all hate European Starlings; I know that as environmentalists, this is part of our job. But come on. Like Darth Vader,...

Every once in a while you stumble on a new natural history book that seems destined to be a classic. Is that a bold...

As my long-time fans may remember, back in 2007 – which is to say, more than a decade ago, and YES I am dying...

I have written before of the intersection between the human need for entertainment and the bird need to live bird lives and make more...

Back in 2013, I had the pleasure of reviewing Glen Apseloff’s Backyard Birds: Looking Through the Glass. Time, unlike a Kiwi, flies, and now...

I have to confess that it took me some time to warm up to Bruce M. Beehler’s North on the Wing. Edwin Way Teale,...

Alas for the naming of birds that it took place before anyone had the foresight to recognize that the Sharp-shinned Hawk should be called...