When you think of southern California in June there are a variety of things that could come to mind. Sunshine and surfing, deserts and...

Though I have made several trips to southern California over the eight years I have been birding almost every trip has been  in December...

The barrier beach neighborhood in eastern Queens is known as the Rockaways and the far eastern part is known as the Far Rockaways. Though...

Back in 1979 New York State birders were pleased with the first record of Mississippi Kites in the state when two visited Staten Island...

We here at 10,000 Birds are pleased to announce that two new Beat Writers have agreed to risk their spare time, their reputations, and...

The alarm went off at 3:15 AM on Saturday morning. I climbed out of bed, stumbled down the hallway, and started the coffee-maker. Then...

The room was dark, damp, cold, and smelled of peanut butter. Mark came awake on a thin mattress on a stone floor in an...

Now that passerine migration has largely wound down the attention of this New York birder has shifted to seabirds, shorebirds, and the occasional trip...