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

The buzz on birding listservs is that the northeastern United States might be in for the best night flight...

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

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

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

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

Pity the poor mockingbird.  They are despised for singing all night, chided for being a bully at the feeders,...

I somehow think that this quiz will not be diabolical enough.  Or maybe it will be too diabolical.  I...