Many bird names reflect sounds or songs – these bird names are onomatopoeic. Personally, I find these names more...

If you’re out in the woods this spring, trying to see the Woodcock (like that below, left) in the...

The Peterson Field Guide to Bird Sounds of Eastern North America by Nathan Pieplow is innovative, fascinating, and challenging.  As...

Northern Cardinals are known for their plumage. Bold red or subtle pink and brown, on a background of snow...

I love authors who make good on their promises. When I reviewed The Warbler Guide back in June, I...

All of the sudden we have bird multi-media everywhere. On the last day of work for the regular school...

Just the mention of the name conjures notions of fear and loathing in some folks, like farmers. Red-winged Blackbird...

“They charm the females by instrumental music of the most varied kinds” And thus, Charles Darwin adapted the phrase...