Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) photos by Larry Jordan Shorebirds. Why are they seemingly so difficult to identify? One obvious reason is that most have plumage...

The results of the Swarovski Optik Digiscoper of the Year 2011 have just been published and once again, they show just what is possible...

Red-tailed Tropicbird. “This clumsy, ungraceful bird was displeasing to observe” – Carol F.   Pelagic trips. There is nothing in birding like a pelagic…you...

November is normally a pretty dull month compared to some of the more extreme periods in our calendar year. The action doesn’t really heat...

New York has its famous Red-tailed Hawks Pale Male and, until recently, Lola. Cambridge, Mass has a celebrity raptor pair, too. Last winter, a pair...

We have spent most of our time recently with the shorebirds of Roebuck Bay. They have returned from the north, though more are returning...

(Check out Part 1 here) The city can be a tough place to make a living but San Francisco offers raptors a number of...

We’re heading into the third weekend of November, which every year (so far) is followed by the fourth weekend of November. If you live...