I have been very slow in sharing what was for me pretty exciting news. Yes, back in May I added a new bird to...

I think some of the antagonism towards listing in birders comes from the mistaken belief that one’s list is nothing more the basest commodification...

I love birding games. Big Days, Big Years, County, state, and patch lists. I’m constantly on the lookout for different angles to take with...

If birding is life, I haven’t been living much lately. Various projects and the day to day grind of being the father of two...

This past weekend I headed out to eastern North Carolina with a group of friends to try our hand at a Rarity Roundup. These...

I realize that no one wants to hear about other people’s lists. It can be boring, for sure, but my own birding lately has...

I’ve lived in Queens since March of 2008. Over three hundred species of birds have crossed my field of view in Queens in that time...

Seth Ausubel, Rich Kelly, and I were getting out of Seth’s car at Breezy Point, Queens, on Sunday, when I declared that the only...