Hugh Powell is a science editor at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Hugh, who years ago helped me find my first Pauraque in the...

In winter Dunlin are bland birds, the color of sand on a gray morning. Don’t get me wrong, they are nice to see, mostly...

Can the best bird of your weekend be one you didn’t see? Obviously, not seeing a desired bird can place the offender in the...

While we are away in the Southern Highlands trying to keep warm and enjoying the bird species of that area I will share with...

Keep your eyes to the skies for raptors attacking bats (it happens!) The month of May is almost over, and its passing must be...

The forecast said „rain all day“ and with a mug of coffee in the morning, seeing a bright blue sky through the window I...

There’s no doubt about it, we North American birders have it easy. Our warblers are impossibly colored. Our chat is big and weird. Our...

We’re a little slow to discuss this weekend’s birding because many of us in the U.S. are still enjoying a beautiful Memorial Day. But if...