A recent visit to Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge’s East Pond was rewarding in both number and variety of waterfowl, but none drew my attention...

On my last beat post for 10,000 Birds I talked about how to avoid European Starlings at your seed feeder.  You can also avoid...

It should come as no surprise to readers of 10,000 Birds that I do not love gulls.  Though we have an occasional larophile post...

For as long as I can remember I’ve been fascinated by shorebirds. Growing up within an hour of one of the world’s premier shorebird...

Sometimes we watchers see birds do things that surprise us—things birds are not supposed to do. This happened to me recently on a birding...

We’re already a week into March, but I’m still shoveling snow. WTF. This cruel, cruel fate we endure in western New York torments man...

Now that you’re acquainted with the sublime madness of manky mallards and manky muscovies, perhaps you’re ready to be initiated into the next circle...

The Orange-headed Thrush, Zoothera citrinus, is common across much of India and south-east Asia. It likes well wooded areas with a preference for shady...