Most weeks, I use a recent outing to inspire my weekly post. This week, however, we had visitors, and I had a bird-free Monday....

In Portland, Oregon, the Golden-Crowned Kinglet is fairly common in appropriate habitat, particularly during migration and in winter. The eBird bar chart for the...

This post starts like every birding blog post should start – by showcasing some bulbul species. (Yes, I am joking. According to the highly...

I spent a weekend in Munich recently to visit my girlfriend and my brother. As South Germany always has different birds on offer to...

With the first three months of the year now gone, it’s time for a review of my birding efforts so far this year. At...

Two months ago, I wrote about seeing one of Mexico’s really special endemic birds: the Aztec Thrush. This bird beauty is quite subtle. But...

Endangered. Extinction. Research. Conservation. These are the words that define so much of our conversations about the natural world today. The chapter titles of...

Birding Shanghai has its own specific annoyances apart from birds not showing up. One is the continuing destruction of much of its environment. Any...