September has been flush with weekends this year, but all good months must come to an end. But worry not… regardless of weather conditions,...

It’s snowing back home. That’s not unusual this time of the year, nor is it guaranteed that this will be the snow that stays....

It is that time of year when a birder must keep at least one eye on the skies for migrating raptors. They make their...

I’ve been learning to band birds at the South Florida Bird Observatory. Nothing like a little bit of mist-net extracting to make you feel...

Phenology is a funny thing (a funny word too, which is neither here nor there.) Every wildlife watcher, no matter how specialized, becomes attuned...

Though we just recently had a diabolical quiz regarding wood-warblers I thought is was time that we had another. Like the last one, this...

Another great reason to  visit the 23 de Junio besides the Long-wattled Umbrellabird is the Black Solitare (Entomodestes coracinus).  This bird, of the Turdus...

Not an urban legend From the time I was a small child, I would flip through the pages of field guides and imagine the...