Birders up north are no doubt gearing up for the peak of spring migration across the eastern half of the continent. The middle of...

The haunting call of the West Indian Whistling Duck has long been a sound synonymous with the ever-shrinking wetlands of the Caribbean. But, as...

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...