I love heading down to South Texas. There’s something uniquely un-American about this part of the world. Even the acacia-like mesquite trees seem out...

Ummm… yeah maybe I should explain. I’m not quitting already. I mean, I’ve only been a “beat blogger” for a few weeks now. No,...

…is this black: Don’t even get me started on Gallinule Purple! If you’re a fan of crime novels set in Scotland, you might be...

While I have already given a tiny taste of birding in Ecuador and shared the triumph of my amazingly beautiful 1,000th bird, I haven’t...

Hi to all birders, I was invited by Corey to write about the birds of Honduras and I will in due time.  But first...

So here we are midway through November, and the birding in my part of the world is starting to get interesting again. We all...

“Drab, but with yellow on face” is how the Yellow-browed Sparrow is described in The Birds of Ecuador.  While that is a fair, if...

Broome is known worldwide for its amazing birdlife, and Roebuck Bay is regarded as the most significant site in Australia for shorebirds. Roebuck Bay...