China is not that well-known for its hornbills, but in Yunnan province, on the border to Myanmar, some species can be found. While they...

In my last piece dedicated to the tiny brown blobs we often ignore, I mentioned the trials and tribulations involved in whittling the selection...

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...