In my less than four years of birding and bird photography, I’ve had the privilege of traveling to six countries for birding, each offering...

What is your favorite bird species? I would always say the Black-throated Tit, not just because it is the first bird I identified in...

It’s a common birder story–stuck in a city on your way to another city with time to bird but little preparation on where to...

There are two indicators of autumn starting in Shanghai. My favorite cat June starts sleeping on my lap again, the warmth of my legs...

I’m publishing this article later than usual but it’s the subjects themselves that are responsible. Since the 1970s I have been monitoring a wintering...

By Alan Contreras Alan L. Contreras is a writer living in Oregon.  A fourth-generation Oregonian born in Tillamook County, he is a graduate of...

After having had a summer with a rich set of different birding experiences – from Rock Ptarmigan in the Alps to scoping out Little...

As we all know, birdwatchers love making lists. Here in the UK patch-listing is popular. A patch is usually somewhere not too far from...