When a Curlew Sandpiper, a European species of shorebird I have never seen, was reported from Jamaica Bay last weekend I really wanted to...

Florida, land of limpkins, oasis of anhingas, gathering place of gallinules, offers some of the most distinctive birding in the United States. Not only...

I had an unexpected opportunity to torture myself some more today when my job (you know, the thing you do between birding expeditions) required...

For millions of Americans, July conjures visions of beach parties and BBQs, but for me and mine, this month means only one thing: the...

Even after unparalleled birding in Bolsa Chica and San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, Amy and I chose to press on. We eschewed further coastal wetlands...

After an outstanding circuit of San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary, the intrepid Amy Hooper introduced me to the manifold wonders of the Bolsa Chica Ecological...

My visit with my friend Jay, fantastic as it was, couldn’t be about birding. That essential activity was reserved for the next day, when...

On Saturday, before the Western Reef Heron had fortuitously reappeared, Daisy and I journeyed through the boroughs of New York City seeking out birds. ...