This past Saturday, 10 October, was my favorite birding event of the year. Yes, it was the Queens County Bird Club Big Sit, our...

With so many sports leagues competing for attention this month, missing out on October’s avian bounty in favor of following your favorite teams is...

This is a post that I always hoped I could write! We were cautiously optimistic that the Pied Oystercatcher chick would survive once it...

On the northern birding calendar, October is a time for sparrows, cool weather, and tired fall leaves.  It’s when Orange-crowned Warblers share the Goldenrod with...

One of the highlights of autumn for many birders in eastern North America is the annual release of the Winter Finch Forecast. Every September,...

If you want to write a bird guide, you should have guided people yourself. Being a professional ornithologist and knowing your field well is...

Last week I wrote about my first experience with a new site that a friend thought looked promising when he saw it on Google...

A bird of prey showed up in the tiny park across the boulevard from me yesterday, setting himself down on a park bench and...