Black Skimmers are another of those birds, like White-breasted Nuthatches, that people can’t help but like.  They have awesome bills that slice through the...

Continued from Birdwatching Rio Canande Reserve.. On our final day of bird watching this northern Esmeraldas Choco Endemics site, we decided to do roadside...

Gulls can be gorgeous.  Gulls can also be not very gorgeous at all.  In summer, when feathers are worn and younger birds are molting...

The first time I saw a Western Tanager, it was in New York. In Central Park, to be exact. It was exciting — to...

Today’s quiz is all about birds.  Every clue is about birds.  Birds, birds, birds. The answer, however, is not about birds. I give clues...

Here in the United States, we’re looking at a long and hopefully lovely Independence Day weekend. Ironically, we only call this holiday by its...

Poop Week was a lot of fun around here, but for some people it never seems to end. A reader contacted me with a...

Until recently I had only ever seen a single Sandwich Tern.  It was back in July of 2009, the day that I saw more...