Several years ago I asked one of my birding mentors, a curmudgeon with an enviable life list, if he was a bird watcher, a...

Early on Saturday morning I dropped my family off at the airport. From that point on I was birding, except for a brief interlude...

Nothing stirs this birder’s sense of excitement and adventure like the preparation involved in a trip to a new part of the world. Studying...

Hey folks, don’t forget!  The deadline for I and the Bird submissions is December 4.  Make sure you send me Cormorant/Anhinga/Darter posts by the...

The story of me and the wallcreeper is a very long one, indeed. And the eventual lifting of the nemesis curse didn’t mean I...

I spend a lot of time outside and especially on secluded beaches. I am often alone and surrounded by shorebirds either roosting or feeding...

You know it has been a good year for rarities in New York when a quick drive to the Bronx before work to see...

We here at 10,000 Birds are regularly amazed and astounded at the sheer size of our audience. We sometimes feel like don’t know what...