There is GISS and there is Birding by Impression and they are not the same.  GISS—general impression, size, shape—is intuitive, the result of an...

Last month woodpeckers, this month penguins.  Some are cute, some are dignified (and royal!). None fly, most are curious and social, which probably contributes...

There was no snow. That was the first thing we–our New Jersey Audubon group of 11 birders, led by Scott Barnes–noted as we exited...

Picidae, Woodpecker, is one of those charismatic bird families that everybody gets excited about. (Unless the woodpecker is drumming a hole into your garage,...

My knowledge of dinosaurs started and stopped with Jurassic Park (the movie, not the theme park), Patrick’s Dinosaurs, a charming book my daughter read in grade school,...

I was birding one of my favorite places yesterday, Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Palm Beach County, Florida, and, as generally happens, people were asking me...

Birding (and listing) has given a whole new meaning to New Year’s Day. I can’t wait for morning so I can start my year list,...

In the beginning, birding apps were all about sound—bird songs, bird calls. And it was good and convenient, especially during spring migration. The text...