California is big. Not just the state itself, which covers over 150,000 square miles, but also its parks, natural areas, and, as I was soon...

The Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) is the third largest woodpecker in North America if you count the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. It is smaller than the...

[If you are looking for my first-Tuesday-of-the-month book review, it will be in this spot next week. For now, I present a story of...

When one thinks of taking a birdcation somewhere in the U.S., the same few states always come to mind first…Alaska, Arizona, Texas, and Florida....

It was the bobbing action on the rocks that drew my attention to the bird.  This was a family vacation and I had led...

There’s something very matter-of-fact about seeking out non-native target species. There’s very little thrill of the hunt, very little excitement. It feels almost cheap....

I’ve spent a fair bit of time on the ocean on right side of North America. Not as much as many others, certainly, but...