When one thinks of great birding locations one typically doesn’t think of a zoo. Sure, one can see cool birds at a zoo but...

When Daisy and I visit her sister Julia and her brother-in-law Andrew there is a certain unwritten rule that we put into effect. Whenever...

Saturday the 29th was the last day of my New York State Big Year seeing as Sunday saw me on a plane bound for...

Some sites simply must be sought out by North American birders, at least those of us in the East Coast set. Cape May, for...

For even the most conscientious and honest birder, a life list can host a litany of sins. Most of these are sins of omission,...

What better way to spend Christmas Eve than driving so far north in New York State that you are actually north of the Adirondacks...

Tuesday was the day for me to use my third-to-last day off of the year for, what else, birding! The Catskill-Coxsackie Christmas Bird Count,...

This year, for the second year in a row, Sector C of the Saratoga Christmas Bird Count was mine. Last year, Will, Tom, Bruce...