Australia is a dry continent and as such all bird-life needs to take advantage of any fresh water that is available. During wet years...

Savannah Sparrows have been very kind to me over the last couple of years, whether at Brigantine, Breezy Point, or Lake Perris.  Passerculus sandwichensis...

I don’t know about you, but for me summer has always stood apart from the other seasons. No doubt, the cessation of school does...

Most of the time when we think of birds, we think of the things that make them birds, and not the things that make...

The order Suliformes holds a lot of special birds from anhingas and darters to cormorants and shags as well as frigatebirds, pelicans, and tropicbirds. But...

For those of you who’ve been following the drama unfolding in Kentucky regarding a sandhill crane hunt, there’s bad news. An eight-member commission unanimously...

I mentioned last week, while talking about rails and the Pacific, that Tonga is not a particularly birdy birding destination. A combination of extinctions...

Bobolinks are among my favorite birds.  It is impossible to hear their silly song being sung from on high without growing a grin on...