Now that Thanksgiving is over, we can ease up on the turkey talk. I do regret that I saw no Wild Turkeys this weekend,...

Over the past two weeks, an incursion of Snowy Owls (Bubo scandiacus) has spread rapidly across the Great Lakes region and down the Atlantic...

While everyone in the northern hemisphere is enjoying all that winter has to offer as far as food goes, we are currently enjoying all...

Long-tailed Duck is one of my favorite birds that we see on the Christmas Bird Count. For some reason, probably related to my having...

Rough-legged Hawks (or Buzzards) don’t seem to generate much excitement here in northern North America. I suppose I know the reasons why — they’re...

On a day most seem happy to kill turkeys, few consider whether we should also be killing lions. Thankfully, Duncan’s thought the issue through...

To trot, or not to trot? Many Americans will spend part of their Thanksgiving holiday participating in “Turkey Trot” fun runs, followed by the...

  A European Starling in New Zealand made the news this week. This particular species is not native to New Zealand (similar to its...