We all have them: families of birds that are maddeningly similar, forever leaving nagging doubts about our identifications. Gulls....

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

Anybody that has spent some time birding and using field guides will soon realise that the field guides are...

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

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

Most birders love a good double-hyphenate. Except, of course, for those who don’t yet know what a double-hyphenate is....

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

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