Of all the ways people choose to pass their time, few recreational activities are as tightly bound to science as birding. We all hang...

There’s no doubt about it, we North American birders have it easy. Our warblers are impossibly colored. Our chat is big and weird. Our...

I’ve been birding for nearly 2/3 of my life and, until this past weekend, I’d never even sniffed a Yellow-bellied Flycatcher.  For a long...

Empidonax flycatchers… you can’t live with them, you can’t build a complete life list without them. As countless as the stars above have been...

Some types of birds, such as raptors, waterfowl, and warblers, appeal to both birdwatchers and sane people alike. Members of these avian families are...