With apologies. My life is hectic right now and I haven’t come up with a proper post for you. So I offer three random...

Ever since I learned that the Muscovy Duck I discovered in a Central Park pond was not countable by ABA standards, I’ve grappled with...

Weekends carry more emotional heft in most of our personal planners, probably because we save all of our fun for Friday through Sunday. Also,...

A few weeks ago I was working out in the garden and noticed a small bird flutter into the garden. It was a Bewick’s...

I’ve been thinking about petrels a lot since last week’s post, probably because I am planning a trip to the Otago Peninsula soon which...

This is an exceptionally early siskin year. Hundreds and thousands of Pine Siskins were seen migrating along the coast of Long Island and were...

Weavers are truly magical birds, combining bright plumages with ingenious weaving talents and cheerful, noisy social lives. The IOC world birdlist recognizes 90 species...

For some reason I could not pin an identity to this bird in the field today at Kissena Corridor Park in Queens, despite having...