Bufflehead are one of our most amusing ducks.  The simple black-and-white plumage of the male Bucephela albeola might appear bland but not if you see...

Taking down a nemesis bird always takes a place of honor on any birder’s litany of triumphs. The act of overcoming a string of...

Brazil is an amazing country loaded with a huge number of species of bird that birders the world over desperately want to experience.  As...

Ecuador has three types of Quetzals, one in the Amazon basin and two in the east and west slopes.   The Quetzals in the...

There I was (I’ve been reading Thurber) on board a boat off Baja California, reveling in cormorants (three species!), Brown Pelicans, and the northernmost...

The national bird of Nicaragua is the Turquoise-browed Motmot.  Nicaraguans, however,  call it Guardabarranco, which translates to “ravine-guard.”  Whatever its common name Eumomota superciliosa...

Like most Northern Hemisphere birders, I’ve been monitoring the signs of spring like a dog watching the driveway for a beloved owner. My ears...

As I’ve mentioned before, clues for these quizzes are taken from bird guides and other resources.  The single resource for today’s quiz is a...