As the Sun creeps closer to the horizon bringing with it more and more twilight my mind turns more to spring and the return...

Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) photos by Larry Jordan Shorebirds. Why are they seemingly so difficult to identify? One obvious reason is that most have plumage...

The White-rumped Sandpiper is an entertaining shorebird, aggressive and ornery, willing to chase other birds from the area it is feeding in no matter...

Juvenile Least Sandpipers are among the most beautiful of shorebirds.  Their gorgeous white-fringed feathers and propensity for allowing close approach combine to make them...

The first half of the day on Sunday was reserved for birding a couple of hot spots in the counties north of New York...

While I am undoubtedly a fan of wandering, sometimes it just makes sense to leverage the power of purpose. Honestly, who has time to...

Read enough birding trip reports on this or any other site and you’re sure to hear about peeps. Birders run into peeps all the...