Mallards, though common, are often overlooked. Many birders consider them a “trash” bird, that is, one that is so common that they are hardly...

Birdwatchers have long headed into the woods with little more equipment than binoculars and a notebook. But when Laura Erickson sets out on a...

Welcome to the first feeder watch! Where birds get free food and you get pictures of them getting it. The first featured feeder is...

My contribution to this year’s Great Backyard Bird Count could hardly be considered such. Great, that is. My “backyard” for the first three days...

David Ringer of Search and Serendipity pondered some deceptively slippery subtleties about the nature of seeing recently: In that brief moment, a question I’ve...

I have a coworker named Andrea who has never seen a bluebird. Granted, she is not a hardcore birder, but bluebirds are not uncommon....

(The alternate title for this post is “The Plover Pronunciation Poll Revisited.”) Often, the answer to one question leads to several more questions. Once...

Citizen scientists should mark off February 16-19, 2007 in their calendars. Those days mark the tenth annual Great Backyard Bird Count. This event, developed...