One question every self-described birder must grapple with is to twitch or not to twitch. Some of us love to chase down preposterous vagrants,...

Clapper and King rails (Rallus longirostris and R. elegans) are the largest rails in the Americas. Their taxonomic status long has been unclear due...

We have finally returned home to Broome after spending most of the year either birding and camping in Queensland or birding around Grant’s work...

No Kea were harmed in the making of this story. (Image by Duncan) Much has been made in these pages about the havoc that...

Alfredo Begazo grew up with Peruvian Meadowlarks and Marvelous Spatuletails, and was used to waking up to the morning choruses of Pacific Doves in...

One of the things I love about paying attention to what birds are doing is the odd behaviors you notice and have to try...

Enjoy blue skies through beauteous blossoms, like Erika Zambello did during Washington DC’s cherry blossom bonanza Just about a month after the first day of...

Bird feeding is a major industry. Lots of people do it, birders and non birders alike. It’s a wholesome activity that grandparents share with...