Mid-January offers some pretty bland birding in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere, or at least little you can’t see during the month before...

In times of great transformation, we find stability and comfort in those things untouched by change. Your world today may feel different from the...

Two weeks into January, most birders cannot help but have new birds on their new year list. Lucky are those, though, who have added...

May I let you in on a little secret, just between you and me? A new calendar year doesn’t make common birds any more...

Don’t think we’ve noticed that most of you don’t play along with this game of sharing the best–meaning the coolest, rarest, fanciest, or dearest–bird...

Have you ever experienced that delicious moment when your car odometer rolled back to zeros? In the age of digital dashboards, the refresh at...

Another memorable year pulls to a close with the new one bumping up behind it. Did you see enough birds this year? Do you...

The vibe of generosity that pervades the holiday season makes us imagine we’ll be showered with gifts everywhere we go. Yet the frenzy of...