“I am not a number, I’m a free man!” . How was 2012? Pretty amazing, thank you! Last year was the first time since...

Don’t even ask me why I’m doing a birding year list. I have never kept a bird list before. Oh, sure, I checked the...

While the year 2012 was rather dismal for me as far as birding is concerned, it did allow me to plan 2013 carefully to...

We New York birders had a pretty good idea this was coming but Angus Wilson just let the cat out of the bag (Or...

Ever since part of assignment at work has involved me spending time in Bayonne, New Jersey, I have found time before or after meetings...

Ever since I learned that the Muscovy Duck I discovered in a Central Park pond was not countable by ABA standards, I’ve grappled with...

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...