Readers of 10,000 Birds are probably uniquely qualified to understand that sometimes life gets in the way of birding. During the twenty odd years...

According to my Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America, the Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) is “fairly common” but the Barrow’s Goldeneye (Bucephala...

After admiring the gannets of Cape Kidnappers and the wine of Hawke’s Bay Nicole and I took a few days to reach the next...

Waxwings are among the most beautiful of passerines and when one gets good looks at any of the three species that occur worldwide those...

Another weekend, another missed opportunity to fill my feeders. If only the mountains of snow in the way weren’t so high! Instead, this weekend...

This is the smallest and the most difficult to find Potoo in South America and I was lucky enough to find the easiest place...

What do you think when you hear the word raptor? Those of us from generation Jurassic Park can’t help but think of the terrifying...

As we roll towards Valentine’s Day, the U.S. as a whole is desperate for signs of spring. Montana is no excpetion. Just this week,...