Last week I was out on the Cohoes Flats looking at shorebirds, hoping to find something good. Both Greater and Lesser Yellowlegs were around...

Our excursion to Jamaica Bay’s East Pond during the 2nd Annual Shorebird Festival this past weekend was certainly instructive, yet it was hardly the...

You know the birds I’m talking about. The little ones that run to and fro on tiny black legs, alternately chasing and being chased...

Congresha of Earth House Hold has tagged us with his Birding Meme. While we try to refrain from excessive meme-blogging, this one is well...

The US Fish & Wildlife Service has published a draft Recovery Plan for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. Furthermore, the organization seeks public review and comment:...

After my last attempt at getting the perfect shot of a Cedar Waxwing in flight I vowed to try again so I was pleased...

One of my favorite things about birding Jones Beach is how even if there aren’t rare birds around there is still plenty to see....

No, this isn’t a post about Skid Row…but rather a post about the plethora of young creatures out and about in the wide world...