One of the key features of birds, and I use the term “key” literally, is vocalization. Very few other vertebrates use sound so socially...

Before it was lumped with the western subspecies, the eastern version of the Yellow-rumped Warbler was (and may someday again be) called the Myrtle Warbler. Personally,...

This time of year seems full of surprises, often good ones. I was surprised the weather was gorgeous in my area, notorious for early...

In the Northern Territory as with other States and territories there are rest areas provided to encourage drivers to stop and rest a while...

Leaf peeping carries a special connotation for those of us more interested in what is flying amidst the foliage. But many parts of the...

I recently wrote a short story here on 10,000 Birds about one of our endemic species, the Belding’s Yellowthroat, Geothlypis belding beldingi. and its...

One downside to birding in autumn–certainly not the only one–is how almost everything you see heading south is something you caught earlier in the...

The Black-fronted Dotterel breeds throughout the year around Broome and usually close to fresh water. Although I have written about this small resident shorebird...