Old world warblers are difficult for North American birders. That is obvious. Rather than trying to learn them North American birders are well-advised to...

It was a real pleasure to have a friend and colleague, Simon, accompany me on a visit to Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park...

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...