On a recent visit to Cape May Point State Park in search of an elusive Purple Gallinule I did...

Last Saturday we spent the day at Herdsman Lake in Perth due to a sudden work trip for Grant, which...

When the American Ornithologists’ Union publishes its annual North American checklist update next month, many birders will be disappointed...

The more I learn about ducks, the more impressed I am with their blatant promiscuity. Mallards, of course, bring...

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

I don’t know if I am just really lucky this year or more observant but I found another oddball...

Lately, I have grown a bit obsessed by Ruddy Ducks, those lovable little stiff-tailed ducks that are nearly ubiquitous...

This past Saturday I made my way to Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge’s West Pond a bit before sunset in...