Any birder who has committed to accumulating an impressive ABA-area list knows about the rare and elusive Bicknell’s Thrush. Believe me, after hiking up...

One question every self-described birder must grapple with is to twitch or not to twitch. Some of us love to chase down preposterous vagrants,...

Enjoy blue skies through beauteous blossoms, like Erika Zambello did during Washington DC’s cherry blossom bonanza Just about a month after the first day of...

The American Bird Conservancy announced a new study that feral cats prey on the endangered Hawaiian Petrel. At the risk of sounding insensitive, duh. Scientists...

Here in the United States, April 15 is Tax Day, which means that countless Americans have toiled through the last 48 hours to prepare...

Dawn breaks over Kaikoura (where Duncan saw Sperm Whales!) If April showers bring May flowers, what does April sleet bring? Guess I’ll be finding out!...

Have you noticed that, at certain times of the year, many of us share similar weekend birding highlights? It stands to reason that we...

Crossing New Zealand’s Cook Strait (where Duncan saw albatrosses and other tasty pelagics!) Now that April Foolery is over (but not forgotten) we can...