Preparing for a birding excursion can be tremendous fun if one actually enjoys studying field guides, trip reports, and various and sundry other resources....

While winter weather is knocking on our doors in the northern latitudes, winter birds have not yet arrived in force. November feels like a...

The inimitable Amy Hooper of WildBird on the Fly has brought back First Friday, the fiction contest for birders. Do you have 500 words...

The first day of November was absolutely glorious in Rochester, a bright balmy Sunday that stood in marked contrast to the bluster and gloom...

How was your weekend? Enjoy Halloween, El Día de los Muertos, or All Souls’ Day? How about those birds? Tell us about your best bird....

I and the Bird is logging a lot of frequent flyer miles these days. In the past two months alone, we’ve peregrinated from New...

Here in the United States, we commemorate the last night of October with costumes, candy, and creepy, if not downright questionable behavior. Oh yeah,...

Jamaica is the perfect destination if you’re looking for sensational Caribbean birding. Considering the colorful nicknames bestowed upon just about every species on the...