Barbets are a group of medium sized, chunky, generally colorful, frugivorous, hole-nesting near-passerines, that are popular targets for anyone birding in the tropics. They...

In New York, as is the case across most of the area where the “eastern” wood-warblers migrate, there are four species that are almost...

Early April is a special time for most, especially those of us in the Northern Hemisphere that love each emerging sign of spring. The...

We can start first with what catbirds are not.  Catbirds are not the unfortunate result of unwise experiments with radioactivity.  Catbirds are also not...

I am not an ornithologist but this albino finch got my attention.  I suspect that it is an incomplete albino since there is some...

It’s a beautiful day, you’re out birding, and you come across a bird who, instead of perching 20 feet over your head or winging...

I have never in my life been more glad not to be a bug. … If you liked this post and want to see...

Most weeks, we tend to focus on the movements and migrations of birds. However, with upcoming Easter and Passover festivities and America’s all-important Spring...