Mid-November… what a waste! Around here, this weekend is good for Thanksgiving prep and not much else. November in Rochester feels like a gray...

So here we are midway through November, and the birding in my part of the world is starting to get interesting again. We all...

Another weekend lies ahead, one unencumbered by the holiday madness that pervades much of the late autumn months. If you could see out my...

Not only does November in the United States bring the promise and perils of looming holidays, but it wreaks havoc on the sleep schedules...

As the leaves in upstate New York complete their progression through all of the hues of flame and rust that attend autumn, I begin...

Now that Halloween is over and Samhain is bridging the gap to Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) through a couple of...

In the United States, the last nights of October mark Devil’s Night, which we celebrate with vicious vandalism and arson.  Oh wait, that’s just...

October in the Northern Hemisphere is slinking into November under cover of encroaching darkness. Begin bracing yourself for winter birding, unless you’re south of...