Evening Grosbeak Male (Coccothraustes vespertinus) photos by Larry Jordan The Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) is a striking bird. With...

When I read somewhere that Pygmy Geese were not actually geese at all I started doing some research. I...

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In my recent post about birding Jamaica Bay’s East Pond I mentioned a very successful Snowy Egret. It caught...