Descriptions of birds having cryptic coloration can seem confusing or even macabre to those who only know the word...

This weekend was supposed to mark the Core Team’s first pelagic birding trip until high seas scuttled the expedition....

While writing up yesterday’s post, my inherent weakness for alliteration got the better of me. I eagerly described the...

This winter, we’ve been blessed with an abundance of owls. In 2003, a veritable horde of Common Redpoll invaded...

Many birds, especially those higher up on the food chain, are fiercely territorial. When a bird of a different...

The highlight of spring migration is without a doubt the return to northern climes of dazzlingly-colored warblers, flycatchers, and...

The Winter 2004 issue of Birdscope, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology newsletter, highlights some fascinating facts about the Cedar...

While waxing eloquent about the Red-bellied Woodpecker, I described the male of the species as red from his nape...