On Friday the weather forecasters said rain. We (Daisy, some assorted family members, and I) decided to ignore said forecasters and head down to La...

A year list can be a sorry thing indeed until a person actually devotes a few hours to populating it. My first week of...

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...