(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...

Many a lifelong birder picked up his or her first field guide because of raptors. Bird of prey like eagles, hawks, and owls inspire...

I am not a big fan of gulls, at least not yet. Such refined bird watching tastes are beyond me. This is not to...

Back in 2003 when I first started birding, I encountered quite an odd duck in Central Park. This bird, pure white with a red,...

2006 was a very good year for me. After all, this was the year my incredible daughter, Ivy was born, the year my magnificent...

Happy National Bird Day! January 5, 2007 marks the fifth observance of this magical holiday, during which the Animal Protection Institute (API) in coordination...

My first bird sighting of the new year was a raucous murder of crows, which might have seemed ominous were it not so commonplace....