While New Zealand is famous for its endemic oddities, once upon a time New Zealand also had many birds from groups and families that...

Ok, so just to prove that you can do birding anywhere and anyhow, check this out. Two of my favorite pastimes are birding and...

Well, that first edition of the new and improved I and the Bird went pretty well, didn’t it? Are we all ready for the...

This is the time of year that we rightfully contemplate the noble Turkey. The very first thing we notice about this large member of...

For most folks I know, the weekend we just enjoyed is the last normal one of the calendar year. From now until early January,...

A recent proposal (555) to the AOU’s South American Classification Committee deals with newly published information about relationships within the sandpiper family, Scolopacidae, and...

The Little Curlew Numenius minutus is a medium sized shorebird and the smallest curlew to visit Australia. It is usually present in the Broome...

Even though this winter has been amazing for irrupting finches it is still not every day that a New Yorker gets to see White-winged...