We birders have a different perspective of the world from most other people. To us, borders seem much more porous, and somewhat less real....

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service estimates that Americans spend nearly $1 billion annually on bird houses, feeders, nest boxes, and baths. A billion...

Most birders I know across the United States–and well beyond–seemed happier than usual this weekend, even ecstatic. Is a winter finch irruption really that...

One of the birds that I failed to mention last week at Mary Pool rest area is the Northern Rosella. Northern Rosella are resident...

Fall is well and truly underway and the shoreline is filling with waders and wildfowl. October has seen the return of closer to normal...

Usually when I think of unseasonably mild autumn weather, I picture a last gasp of summer manifesting itself with an early fall heat wave...

Back in March, back when the world realized that a pandemic was happening and that it was spreading with tenacious unconscious determination, Costa Rica...

I bought a new rucksack yesterday and the first thing I checked when I brought it home was, how easily my spotting scope with...