Late Saturday afternoon a Tundra Swan was reported from the south end of the East Pond at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. A regional rarity...

Stick birds. Rock birds. Plastic bag birds. Leaf birds. Stump birds. Branch birds. Snow birds. Lump birds. Pipe birds. Plastic birds. Every birder has...

Though temperatures have rebounded from the nadir and were temporarily above freezing here in New York City, the mercury has plummeted again and long...

On January first my year list, just like every other birder’s year list, reverted to zero. Every single species, even the European Starlings above,...

I had an amazing birding year in 2017 with tons of travel, lots of amazing birds, and some truly memorable experiences. But 2018 is...

It’s 2018! What was your first bird of the year? Share it, and the story, in the comment section. Hopefully, it was a good...

Twenty-seventeen was an amazing year for me in terms of seeing birds. I’ll do a full rundown of the year at some point in...

This was my fifth year serving as compiler of the Queens County Christmas Bird Count. This year’s count was on Sunday, 17 December. My...