This is not the first time that I have pointed out the perfidy of Republicans in United States government as it relates to birds...

Wildlife rehabilitators are a multi-tasking lot. Not only do we take care of zillions of injured and orphaned birds/mammals/reptiles/whatever, we also have to deal...

As we in the Northern Hemisphere inch day by day from “sorta” summer to true summer, the complexion of local birding becomes a lot...

Nest predation is the driving force of nest site selection by bird.  Generally the more exposed the egg are, the more hidden or camouflaged...

Over Memorial Day weekend (23-25 May) my family and I spent the weekend along the Delaware shore enjoying the beaches, natural areas, and tourist...

The Nuttall’s Woodpecker’s (Picoides nattallii) diet consists mainly of (about 80%) insects, primarily captured by probing and gleaning from tree bark. They also dine on...

I’ve never been one to be overly concerned about whether a bird “counts”. People, and organisations, have complex and elaborate rules about whether a...

Producing a book about birds and nesting is a dangerous business. First of all, there is the cuteness factor. The truth is that there...