By the time this blog post goes live Daisy, Desi, and I will be in the Jet Blue terminal at JFK International Airport waiting...

There are quite a few species of duck that nest in cavities. Most people are familiar with Wood Ducks nesting in tree cavities but...

I’ve got two longer more wordy posts in a half finished condition this week, so rather than rush them out unfinished I’m afraid it’s...

Edwin Rist, a 22-year-old from the United States, stole 299 bird skins from the Natural History Museum at Tring (in England) in 2009 and...

…and birders are doing almost nothing about it. Per Ted Eubanks: The Republican’s anti-environment stance, I fear, is all about political gamesmanship and has...

Besides the avian attributes of flight, feathers and laying eggs, potoos are quite possibly the most unbird-like birds in the world. Sometimes called “Poor-me-ones”...

Bald Eagle image is by Francois Portmann and is used with permission You know, I’ve been thinking about this whole dustup over hunting cranes in Tennessee and...

Apparently Black-legged Kittwakes nesting in Alaska may be using their sense of smell both to help them choose a mate and to identify their mate...