The Spot-flanked Gallinule Gallinula melanops is a common rallid of southern South America. It is easily seen and can be very approachable. These birds...

“Okay, fellow songbird rehabbers,” wrote Vonda Lee Morton of Laurens Wildlife Rescue on her FaceBook page. “Is this a Song Sparrow? Tiny little pre-fledgling —...

Keep your eyes to the skies for brilliant sunrises, like the one my buddy Beau Walsburger snapped in Virginia Beach this morning The month...

Way back in January, my wife and I welcomed our second child into our family. Savvy readers of 10,000 Birds and mostly defunct (but...

I have a larger post coming out next week as part of a special 10,000 Birds topical extravaganza, so for now just three little...

It is not everyday that you get the chance to see an active bird nest. And a nest that is right next to a road that...

Any Jimmy Buffet fans out there? His song, “Changes in latitude, changes in birding attitude” really rings true when you’re on the road. Traveling really...

It’s mid-July, which among other things means that those of us in North America are starting to check local mudflats for returning shorebird migrants...