The Brooklyn Paper has, through a Freedom of Information Law request, acquired a map showing the broad swath of New York City in which...

When Shane Blodgett and I made plans to bird for most of a recent day our main objectives were to find migrating Nelson’s Sparrows,...

Today, Thursday, the 23rd of September 2010, is the autumnal equinox in the northern hemisphere, otherwise known as the first day of fall.*  Our...

Somehow, despite having lived in Queens for over two-and-a-half years, and despite being a birder, I had never been to the one and only...

Pity the poor mockingbird.  They are despised for singing all night, chided for being a bully at the feeders, and killed in the title...

At Jamaica Bay a couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to be with birders who carefully scan through each and every bird...

The White-rumped Sandpiper is an entertaining shorebird, aggressive and ornery, willing to chase other birds from the area it is feeding in no matter...

The days of summer are flying by, as are the birds of summer. Have you seen them?  Increase the pleasure of your special bird sightings by bragging...