The California Central Valley is one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world. According to Wikipedia: “On less than 1 percent of...

I recently took a business trip to Tokyo and wanted to try to see some of the common urban birds in the world’s largest...

Although many think of the Pacific Northwest as a rainy with lush green forests, the region east of the Cascade mountains is characterized by...

In Portland, Oregon, the Golden-Crowned Kinglet is fairly common in appropriate habitat, particularly during migration and in winter. The eBird bar chart for the...

Birders know that some of the finest birding locations in the country are on federal land, which include national parks, wildlife refuges, forests, monuments,...

A handful of federal conservation programs have permanent stable funding mechanisms that allow them to consistently, albeit quietly, fulfill their goals. These programs are...

Although it was once difficult to obtain reliable birding information in the United States, there is now so much information that curated summaries are...

In April 2022, I wrote: The American Birding Association has not had a permanent leader since November 2021. The Board of Directors has been...