Though the unpacking from my marvelous trip to Ecuador isn’t even close to done and I have about five million things that need doing...

James Bond had an Aston Martin DB5, suits from Saville Row and his trusty Walther PPK. John Steed, from ‘The Avengers’ preferred the Bentley,...

I ended my last post by alluding to illegal bird trapping in Cyprus. It’s referred to as Ambelopoulia (or Ambeloboulia – “p” is prounounced...

Another weekend lies ahead, one unencumbered by the holiday madness that pervades much of the late autumn months. If you could see out my...

This is a big weekend for North Carolina birding.  For the 14th consecutive year the Outer Banks, the string of barrier islands that jut...

Hi, folks! This is the first of what will be my monthly posts on bird taxonomy and systematics. But don’t worry, I’ll do my...

Any and every publication that runs for a substantial length of time risks alienating new readers by taking certain knowledge for granted. Every so...

On October 21, a White-tailed Kite was found in part of the Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in Barnegat Township along the NJ coast. Interestingly,...