In the United States, the last nights of October mark Devil’s Night, which we celebrate with vicious vandalism and arson.  Oh wait, that’s just...

When I wrote my last post about NJ birding, I mentioned that there were two factors that make NJ a great birding spot: its...

The Enviromental Protection Agency which has as its mission “to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment — air, water and land...

Kia ora, and greetings from Aotearoa*, the Land of the Long White Cloud. As I type this on the final day of the long...

I’ll very soon be hosting the October edition of Berry Go Round, the blog carnival devoted to highlighting recent posts about any aspect of plant...

It was surprisingly easy.  There were four of us birding the edges at Fort Tilden when I saw a flash of extremely bright yellow...

Wow – my first post as a “beat writer” on 10,000 Birds.  It’s kind of a cool and hip feeling – like getting to...

The inimitable Julie Zickefoose wrote a terrific post here last week reporting on the reprehensible practice of shooting Sandhill Cranes. A spirited discussion is still roiling...