Living in New York City means that some birds are not very easy to find.  Living in New York City also means that I...

Welcome to September! Those of us with children (or who are children) are back into the steady flow of school. We’re also getting into...

On Tuesday morning, after being a New York-based birder for five years and several months, I finally saw a Yellow-breasted Chat in New York...

The buzz on birding listservs is that the northeastern United States might be in for the best night flight of migrating birds in, well,...

A week or so ago I was sent an email by a reader named Jimer asking if I’d like to see some photos of...

Not surprisingly, but interestingly, the lice living on a bird match the colors of the bird’s feathers.  Darker birds get darker lice and lighter...

This past weekend was another upstate weekend, and one couldn’t have created a more beautiful Labor Day weekend if one had a weather machine...

Here in the United States, we celebrate our labors by taking a break from them, at least for a long weekend. Any longer than...