Moving is a tribulation, even when you’re just moving across town. But when you’re moving closer to great birding, there are some consolations. So,...

Part 3 The birder walks across the bridge. She’s not birding. She’s headed for the farmers’ market. She read that it’s supposed to rain,...

One of the things I like best is squeezing a little birding in on non-birding trips. It appeals to my sense of efficiency and...

There’s a reason why the name of Linnaeus is still spoken with respect more than two centuries after his death. Giving organisms standard names...

Like most Northern Hemisphere birders, I’ve been monitoring the signs of spring like a dog watching the driveway for a beloved owner. My ears...

U.S. Route 12 passes through Idaho and Montana as a two-lane undivided highway snaking along the Clearwater and Lochsa rivers, shaded by the trees...

As we roll towards Valentine’s Day, the U.S. as a whole is desperate for signs of spring. Montana is no excpetion. Just this week,...

Georg Wilhelm Steller was never in the Rockies in the first place. Also, he has been dead for more than 250 years now. Many...