Mid-September conjures up visions of migrating shorebirds, songbirds, and waterfowl all joining together under ideal natural lighting for one perfect moment of birding. Sometimes,...

Anybody that has spent some time birding and using field guides will soon realise that the field guides are written for humans. Birds do...

Migration is happening. Every birder knows it. Even if we couldn’t find time to raise the bins at a favorite patch, it only takes...

Don’t you hate it when you cannot communicate while birding overseas? Having mobility issues, I still remember birding from a van along a rather...

Most birders love a good double-hyphenate. Except, of course, for those who don’t yet know what a double-hyphenate is. Double-hyphenates are birds with two...

The coastal subspecies of California Gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica californica) can be found in sage scrub that was once abundant from Ventura County to northern...

Have you ever heard the saying, “Sometimes you win; sometimes you learn,” as a positive spin on failing to win? I definitely learned something...

Over the last two weeks we have observed a huge number of migratory shorebirds return to our shores. They have mostly been absent for...