Lists from nine countries have been shared this month with Cuba appearing for the first time. With Corey’s February jollies to The Bahamas (when...

As birders, we tend to spend more time in wetlands than most of our peers, neighbors, and family members. Unless those non-birding folks happen...

Good Birders Still Don’t Wear White is the kind of book that every birder should–and likely will–own. Luckily, not everyone will need to pay...

The first weekend of April can prove treacherous for twitchers looking for species far afield. Without getting into details, I’ll simply suggest that you...

Noisy wing beats, heavy landing behind the stern, water splashing everywhere and then, a hit of a heavy wing on my upper arm… A...

When I was just a wee’ lad, in my formative birding years, I was introduced to the plight of the Western Snowy Plover. A...

You’d be hard pressed to find a 19th century scientist more despised than Richard Owen. For all his qualities as an anatomist (at a...

It was Friday evening and Daisy, Desi, and I were in Astoria at Desi’s favorite restaurant, Arepas Cafe, after having participated in a march...