Last weekend, I went on a quest. The adventure was sort of like a search for treasure, except that the jewels were feisty, feathered...

There’s nothing like a birdy, bird-filled lunch and I’m not talking about some lemon domesticated jungle fowl tagine either (although that is damn good...

January kicks off the high season for birding in Costa Rica. The winds of the dry season keep the clouds away for half of...

Tropical forests are the bastions of avian biodiversity. If you thought that migrant traps and spring in south Texas were birdalicious (and they can...

Mountains are a boon for birding. Although marching up and down and up and down can be a literal pain, the feathered rewards come...

Another year, another year list. That’s what us list-oriented birders do. Will we beat last year’s list? I hope so. Will we pull our...

The Woodpeckers are one of the more popular of the avian families. What’s not to like about woodpeckers? They laugh, they bang their heads...

Eddy Rabbitt sang about loving a rainy night but in Costa Rica, hummingbirds love a rainy day. They sing the praises of rain loud...