It’s not like civilization as we know it is coming to an end. At least, I hope it isn’t. Yet. But many of the...

When I was a young man growing up in Northern California, I thought I knew all about Juncos. Juncos are cute  little woodland sparrows....

I am a nerd. The nerd part of me, which dates back to before the word was popularized, did not do me well during...

I should have been on my way to Istanbul by the time this post came out. That trip was to take my wife and...

I have previously written about the central Mexican highlands’ very own microendemic species, the Black-polled Yellowthroat. This bird is only found around three lakes...

My area of central Mexico has a true monsoon climate. That means that we have little or no rain through the winter months, and...

I have commented before on the privilege and pain of living in a state (Michoacán, Mexico) which hosts 10 out of the 15 Empidonax...

Last week I went downhill to Paso Ancho, as I always do at some point each January. I go there to add all those...