Birders up north are no doubt gearing up for the peak of spring migration across the eastern half of the continent. The middle of...

The haunting call of the West Indian Whistling Duck has long been a sound synonymous with the ever-shrinking wetlands of the Caribbean. But, as...

Life, Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species. From what I read, birds are the class of Aves [feathered, winged, bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying...

Many times over the last couple of days a blog reader viewed a page on 10,000 Birds.  One of those readers, whom we sadly...

On a recent visit to Central Park I chanced upon a singing House Wren Troglodytes aedon and followed it back to a hole in...

The New York Times blog, City Room, will be holding a “Bird Week” this week.  Why? The city’s avian equivalent of convention season is...

All good things, it is said, must come to an end. Of course, we know that so much of what thrills and inspires us...

Now that we’re past May Day, the next month promises some of the most spectacular migratory action of the calendar year. If you’re reading...