Brown-headed Cowbirds evoke strong feelings in many birders, some of whom can’t abide a bird that lays its eggs...

The Quaker poet John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892) is well-known for his efforts as a writer, editor, legislator, and abolitionist. Countless...

In the final version of Walt Whitman’s famed poetry collection Leaves of Grass – the “Deathbed Edition” – there is a...

Ravens fascinate people.  Their obvious intelligence, their vocalizations, their roles in the mythologies of multiple cultures, their all-black plumage,...

Swallows are a sure sign of spring the world over. The famous swallows of San Juan Capistrano are Cliff Swallows, but...

John Burroughs should be as well known as Henry David Thoreau.  He was one of the preeminent naturalists of...

No one who has read this blog for any length of time will be surprised that I was very...

Hi to all birders, I was invited by Corey to write about the birds of Honduras and I will...