A few winters ago, I went waterfowling in East Anglia. At local Internet forums, my friend Dr B. (sounds like some James Bond’s nemesis,...

All winter long I birded the old Edgemere Landfill, especially after the surprising Le Conte’s Sparrow just before the Queens Christmas Bird Count. The...

Just in case you’ve ever wondered why getting goosed in Duck, Duck, Goose is so stressful, the good folks at Buzzfeed have deftly explained...

We all know how worked up waterfowl can get in suburban settings. These feathered thugs sulk around scamming bread from naive children and despoiling...

You know it has been a good year for rarities in New York when a quick drive to the Bronx before work to see...

After a Barnacle Goose was found in Brooklyn yesterday we Queens birders got jealous. Can you blame us? Anyway, you can imagine how my...

We have just been away camping and birding and had an amazing time. The birdlife in the Kimberley is always a pleasure to observe,...

Canada Geese are a nuisance. They poop everywhere, they are far too common, they take down airplanes. Birders tend to ignore them, non-birders tend...