I had an unexpected opportunity to torture myself some more today when my job (you know, the thing you do between birding expeditions) required...

Summer’s here and the birding is easy. Actually, easy birding isn’t always good when it stems from a low diversity of local breeding birds....

In Defense of Animals is offering a $2,500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the increased illegal...

Years of building, then burning giant, flammable wooden chickens gets one to wondering about the magical multiformity of the world’s most popular poultry. Farms...

If I have some time to spare I like to take back roads from place to place. Not only does this allow me to...

The next edition of I and the Bird, hosted by Liza Lee at The Egret’s Nest, is nearing completion. Why aren’t you a part...

For millions of Americans, July conjures visions of beach parties and BBQs, but for me and mine, this month means only one thing: the...

Since I decided in June to make this year as big a birding year as possible in New York State I have been putting...