If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time, you already know that I’m no fan of the pet trade, especially those...

Adversity is said to bring us closer together. This adage, though, isn’t usually meant in a literal sense! Last month, we lamented the loss...

Chris Clarke has declared today, December 1, 2005, to be “Blog Against Racism” Day. I found myself at a loss as to what role...

Sara and I saw our first, to date our ONLY, Eastern Screech-Owl on August 12, 2003. I remember the sighting vividly, but the date...

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours from the Core Team. As this holiday is called Turkey Day in a most ironic jab towards the...

New York has recently played host to all sorts of wayward rarities from a Magnificent Frigatebird out of the Caribbean to a Western Kingbird...

Fall introduces a cornucopia of sparrows and sparrow look-alikes. Juncos are easy enough to identify but the rest of the cryptic North American crew...

I received a disturbing e-mail from a reader last week: I came across something today that might be of interest to you and your...