Bird watchers have come to expect nearly endless variations of a small number of familiar forms throughout the world’s 10,000 species. For example, there...
We’ve been writing about holiday gifts for birders all week, but at the end of the day, what bird watchers really want is to...
One of the inviolable truths of birding is that you cannot force the bird. Just because you’re looking for it doesn’t mean that it...
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology reported yesterday that last winter, in West Nile virus-afflicted parts of the United States, American Crow counts dropped to...
While waxing eloquent about the Red-bellied Woodpecker, I described the male of the species as red from his nape to his lores. His lores?...
While driving today, I found myself amidst a playful flock of Dark-eyed Junco. I also spotted a European Starling with an amazing throat pouch...
The Core Team enjoyed a massive day of birding at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge today. Along with Sara’s mom, Ann, we spotted a plentitude...
The International Bird Rescue Research Center (IBRRC) is one of the nation’s leading authorities on oil spill response and wildlife rescue. Based in California,...
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