Spoon-billed Sandpiper at Tiaozini, Jiangsu, China The Spoon-billed Sandpiper is probably the most iconic bird species in China – to the point that some...

For the past few weeks I have been touting all the different reasons that Southeast Arizona is such an amazing area for birding. The...

Last week I told you about one of my favorite places to visit at this time of year, the tiny town of Laurelito, Michoacán,...

This past Saturday afternoon I was out on the beach in the Rockaways with my family. We were taking advantage of one of the...

The first shot of Birders is of a helicopter. It’s an official-looking helicopter, photographed flying in the air at eye level, as if we’re...

While some birding runs work well solo, most are greatly improved by good company. I haven’t always acted in accordance with this philosophy, but...

September is always an interesting month as we observe the shorebirds return to Broome from their northerly migration. The shorebirds gather on Cable Beach...

In Costa Rica, sandpipers are locally known as “correlimos”, which to me sounds something along the lines of “little runners” and that sounds about...