The national bird of Sweden is the Blackbird Turdus merula, otherwise known as the Common Blackbird or Eurasian Blackbird, though, of course, in Sweden...

To call this quiz “An Avian Quiz” is a bit of a stretch.  All disparaging comments should be forwarded to Corey or Mike.  All...

Sure, flaunt the birds. Piping Plovers establishing beachheads, Timberdoodles whistling skyward, every day a new arrival. Go ahead, I can take it. I have...

The Crossley ID Guide: Eastern Birds is undoubtedly the most innovative avian reference guide to come along in many years. In fact, the guide...

The typical woodpecker, with its coloration of black, white, and red, is ingrained into our brains as birders.  We all have our familiar species...

Spring is here, right? So why am I looking out my window at 4 inches of snow? Early spring is full of ornithological as...

I was in Florida last week, the freakiest of the southeastern states.  Its peninsular shape, dipping so seductively into the neotropic Caribbean, suggest a...

Something has always puzzled me in my years working in the bird feeding industry: why don’t we offer more fresh fruit to birds in...