This year has been bountiful in books about bird behavior (reference and otherwise) from the likes of David Allen Sibley, Helen Macdonald, Jennifer Ackerman,...

In the midst of a global pandemic, medical professionals have been heralded as heroes, with some even rising to the status of pop culture...

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...