Another interesting, some might say antiquated color choice employed by those who get to name birds is plumbeous. Plumbeous refers to a heavy, leaden...

The February 10, 2007 Freeport NY Pelagic trip may not sail…if you don’t join it!  I took this particular excursion last year and it...

(I first used this introduction last January when Aydin of Snail’s Tales presented a perfectly poetic I and the Bird #15. Almost exactly one...

Along with the expected assortment of bird books for Christmas, I received a butterfly guide, specifically the National Audubon Society Field Guide to North...

the sight of four mature Bald Eagles tracing wide circles in the sky outside your place of employment is magnificent.

I and the Bird is going Down Under. Don’t you want to go too? Send a link and summary to your best birding-related post...

the site has been down for a while.  We’re back in business now, so resume reading!

Some fortunate folks have been endowed throughout history with the awesome responsibility of ascribing common names to newly discovered avian species. Often, perhaps too...