“Purple Martins” first appeared in print in Carl Sandburg’s 1920 collection of poems, Smoke and Steel, published six years after he rose to prominence...
Kestrels may be the coolest raptors nobody knows of. In North America, everyone recognizes hawks on the wing, even the ones that aren’t Red-tailed...
Did you enjoy your summer? The Autumnal Equinox may still be a few weeks away, but make no mistake: summer is over. Time to...
There might be some question as to if the birding that resulted from Hurricane Irene on Sunday, 28 August 2011, was the best birding...
It was a dark and stormy night. Turdus “Blacky” Merula sat near the trunk of the small evergreen in the backyard that was his...
Birders everywhere should appreciate Turan Çetin.
Well one day this week saw me searching for shorebirds, as there must be some here somewhere that I can get to. There are signs...
In Dartmouth, Massachusetts an Osprey was recently found with a gunshot wound that proved fatal and in Santa Clara, California some sick person has...
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