Peripatetic ornithologist Nick Sly has long been a friend of the blog here and has contributed such classics as Green-rumped Parrotlets from Egg to Adult...

This time of year we birders are all about firsts.  The slow return of breeding birds to the higher latitudes has every one of...

I’ve spent most of my time since Thanksgiving trying to get my semester wrapped up, which means I’ve spent quite a bit more time...

Today, Thursday, the 23rd of September 2010, is the autumnal equinox in the northern hemisphere, otherwise known as the first day of fall.*  Our...