Bird blogging is a privilege, in that recounting one’s birding excursions is a lot more fun when an audience actually follows the action. I’ve...

When the American Ornithologists’ Union publishes its annual North American checklist update next month, many birders will be disappointed to see that a proposal...

I don’t know if I am just really lucky this year or more observant but I found another oddball Ruddy Duck recently.  Instead of...

Now that you’re acquainted with the sublime madness of manky mallards and manky muscovies, perhaps you’re ready to be initiated into the next circle...

The Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) attracts more attention than most ducks, at least in North America. When this native of Mesoamerica and South America...

Mallards can be dirty ducks.  Very, very, dirty ducks.  And while ducks in general are known for their hybridizing ways, none are as prolific...

I live in New York, and I was thinking about the lagoon in Central Park, down near Central Park South.  I was wondering if...

The Jodrey State Fish Pier at Gloucester Harbor is one of my favorite places to bird in winter.  Visiting the pier each of the...