Life, Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species. From what I read, birds are the class of Aves [feathered, winged, bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying...

On a recent visit to Central Park I chanced upon a singing House Wren Troglodytes aedon and followed it back to a hole in...

Now that we’re past May Day, the next month promises some of the most spectacular migratory action of the calendar year. If you’re reading...

I don’t know if I am just really lucky this year or more observant but I found another oddball Ruddy Duck recently.  Instead of...

The bane of North American birders in spring is the painful malady known as “warbler neck” that is caused by spending too much time...

You have got to admire the Manx Shearwater. As a youngster of 10-weeks old, it is abandoned by its parents and left to fend for...

SeaWorld and similar attractions that serve up cetacean entertainment to the masses don’t do that much for me. However, many of the professionals who...

The national bird of Estonia is the Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica.  Of course, in Estonia the bird is not called Barn Swallow.  In Estonian the...