Summer weather ain’t what it used to be around these parts. An ill-timed polar vortex has sucked all the heat–and fun— out of mid-summer....

The sun shines on Colombia’s brilliant coffee-growing regions and abundant avifauna The first weekend of August signals a psychological shift in temperate countries north of...

Invasive is such an ugly word, isn’t it? An invader, after all, is nothing if not unwelcome. Even the word “invade” describes intrusions described...

We all have invasive species on our minds this week, which should serve as an inspiration to those of us interested in expanding our...

This is an interesting time of year when people are coming and going while birds mostly sit still. Except, of course, that some birds...

Keep your eyes to the skies for brilliant sunrises, like the one my buddy Beau Walsburger snapped in Virginia Beach this morning The month...

Any Jimmy Buffet fans out there? His song, “Changes in latitude, changes in birding attitude” really rings true when you’re on the road. Traveling really...

Anyone who knows me knows my favorite kind of birding: vacation birding. Enjoy your patches and your resident breeders. I’ll take new birds in...