The final days of October are naturally spooky, at least in the north. It gets darker earlier day by day. The Maples and Oaks...

As October winds down, dark minds turn to bats and other creatures of the night. But don’t spend all weekend in the shadows. Birds...

At last count, there are 25 species of birds named for U.S. states, with varying degrees of geographical relevance (sorry, Tennessee Warbler). But only...

It was only a few days ago, yet it already seems like days long gone. Unlike today’s cold and gloom, it was a warm...

Rarely am I caught too off guard, when it comes to visiting a National Refuge. Most of the time, I know enough about an...

Autumn in New York blazes with abundant charms, but the flaming foliage and delicious fall harvest comes with some downsides, at least for those...

Over the years that I have been writing here you may well have noticed that we often come across Great Bowerbirds‘ bowers. The contents...

These rails were featured in a 10,000 Birds post a few weeks ago. The Slaty-breasted Wood-Rail, Aramides saracura, was seen as the light was...