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....

After 2003, our first New Year as birders, I threw together some resolutions meant to help me become a better birder as well as...

When winter rolls around and most of our breeding birds have departed for points south, we on North America’s temperate shores turn our attention...

Seth, online bookseller extraordinaire and ally to the Core Team, brought to my attention a while back the writings of an ardent conservationist better...