Rosh Hashanah, the New Year of the Jewish calendar, has come relatively early season-wise this year. While this allows...

Sunrise over Witless Bay, where the alcid observation is easy Back to routine, right? For those of us for...

There are bird feeders and then there are squirrel feeders disguised as bird feeders, a fact known well by...

An afternoon is already growing old while I am driving downhill to the Livadi marsh at the island of...

Julia Zarankin is on her way to becoming a birder. In her other life, she is a writer, editor,...

Last weekend I made another dash for the countryside, this time visiting the Taranaki region of western North Island....

Let me apologize in advance. I realize that there is nothing more tiresome to hear about from a birder...

Finally! As of 27 August 2013 the California Bird Records Committee has voted to add the introduced Nutmeg Mannikin...