Mid-July is upon us. What else can I say? For many of us, this time of year feels a...

I’ve finally done it!  More than a year and a half since my first foray into international birding I...

One tends to think of birding as an idyllic pastime.  One goes into the field, sees gorgeous creatures, identifies...

You know that we’re just wild about waxwings around here. Who wouldn’t be? Waxwings are social, sleek, and oh...

Just yesterday, 3 July, I headed north out of the city by bus, met up with more birders in...

Shai Mitra is a birder-extraordinaire, a wonderfully patient teacher, a member of the New York State Avian Records Committee,...

This weekend, we’re celebrating Independence Day in the good old U.S. of A. The 4th of July means a...

June is coming to an end; have you spend it wisely or squandered the longest (or shortest, depending on...