This year, Monday, 21 December, is the winter solstice, often known as the shortest day of the year, at least for those in the...

The holidays are well and truly upon us. So, if you live anywhere near my latitude, is winter weather. The silver lining to these...

How was your weekend? Any good birds? Don’t be shy… tell us about your best bird! My best bird was a Sharp-shinned Hawk standing...

When a birder sees a really, really, good bird and another birder doesn’t see the bird, the first birder will often “grip off” the...

Once again this winter the Forest Park irregulars, a devoted group of birders who spend far too much time in Forest Park, are maintaining...

I’m in the middle of a book review blitz so pardon me if I cut right to the chase: where will you be this...

A bird’s crop is an expandable “muscular pouch near the gullet or throat.”  It is used to store excess food for later digestion.  Essentially...

How was your weekend? Any good birds? Don’t be shy… tell us about your best bird! My own weekend was rather devoid of birds;...