Wow, the generally temperate Finger Lakes Region has been burning up this summer, though not quite the way Northern California has been. We’re all...

In Western Australia there has been a project running for several years now to beautify grain silos and several have now been painted with...

And so to summer. Traditionally, the slow season, but the beats have mopped their collective brow and outdone their previous efforts. The UK has...

Here in the Empire State, August’s arrival triggers some predictable reactions: “Aw, summer is almost over.” “Aw, school will be starting any day now.”...

Midsummer means shorebirding in these parts. Some of you may be stifling a yawn at the very thought of parsing peeps, while others may...

We have been busy walking the beach and keeping an eye on our local Pied Oystercatchers and the two pairs that laid their eggs...

Ladies and gentlemen, the Silly Season approaches. Parliament takes  a summer break and trivial stories fill the slow-news days. For birders, the summer brings...

The last weekend of July signals the midpoint of the current season, at least as far as the conventional calendar is concerned. Birds run...