South America boast over 3200 bird species but only a handful of bird bloggers. I suppose that explains why we’ve never had an edition...

Mid-July is upon us. What else can I say? For many of us, this time of year feels a welcome respite from the hubbub...

While we love blathering on about life list around here, one that I wrote about last week was all about someone else’s life birds...

I’ve finally done it!  More than a year and a half since my first foray into international birding I finally decided on a checklist,...

One tends to think of birding as an idyllic pastime.  One goes into the field, sees gorgeous creatures, identifies them, and then brags to...

You know that we’re just wild about waxwings around here. Who wouldn’t be? Waxwings are social, sleek, and oh so chic. Did you know...

Just yesterday, 3 July, I headed north out of the city by bus, met up with more birders in New Paltz, and continued all...

Shai Mitra is a birder-extraordinaire, a wonderfully patient teacher, a member of the New York State Avian Records Committee, and editor of The Kingbird,...