A big thank you goes out to Tristan, who demonstrated that at least one person reads this drivel. He pointed out that Illinois had...

Here we go, about to enter the last month of what I hope has been a profoundly excellent one for each of you. Apart...

Birders have a natural tendency to appreciate variety in form, from the bewildering range of colors displayed within a single avian family, to minute...

Maybe it’s because the American Coot (Fulica americana) is the most abundant and widely distributed species of rail in North America that it gets no respect?...

Some Mondays hit harder than others. Most Americans celebrated a long weekend filled with a lot (maybe too much) food, family, and shopping. Crawling...

Australian King Parrots are found along the east coast of Australia and we have observed them on numerous trips to Sydney. Despite their bright...

You’d think that a long weekend launched by Turkey Day would prove popular for birding in the United States. On the contrary, the fourth...

While I rarely lie to our readers, this moment calls for complete candor: I cannot stand the arrival of winter. Rochester is already cold...