Custer Gallatin National Forest In the valley of the Yellowstone and Boulder Rivers, snuggled up against Rocky Mountain ranges, sits the little western town...

So it turns out dogs are useless. Or at least the four dogs in the house I’m staying at in Montana showed no particular...

It’s one thing to go birding. A long trip to a distant hot spot, a targeted species, the careful working of a patch, a...

Last week many birders were shocked and saddened by the deaths of thousands of Snow Geese who, trapped by adverse weather conditions, landed at...

New York has wonderful birds. I love New York’s birds with a passion, from the parti-colored pigeons to the spring warbler fiesta to Jamaica...

Yesterday I saw a Dark-eyed Junco while I was walking my dog. It was the Slate-colored form, of course. No more candybox Juncos for...

Above: A stand of spotted knapweed along the Clark Fork. The yellow flower behind it is common tansy, another invasive. It’s bad enough to...

Today we named the three Osprey chicks that hatched out at Dunrovin ranch. It was a complex process, involving a selfie contest, voting by...