Another milestone reached! A couple of days ago, with the help of Australia I was able to observe my 600th life species. And even...

This week brings the quandary of whether suspect provenance should disqualify a bird from my life-list. The bird in question is possibly the best...

Richard Koeppel, holder of one of the world’s most extensive life lists and protagonist of To See Every Bird on Earth (my review here),...

There are few more vexing questions in birding than the question of whether or not a bird counts. Counts for what, exactly? That’s a...

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...

I have long wanted to see a Burrowing Owl.  They are owls, which automatically gives them a certain cachet, and they are little, which...

Bohemian Waxwing. Just the name makes me feel all… Jack Kerouacky. It’s a life bird that would make me get “On the Road.” Bohemian...

Summer really is quiet. I loved Life List: A Woman’s Quest for the World’s Most Amazing Birds, the biography of Phoebe Snetsinger written by...