Late September affords birders in the Northern Hemispheres some of our most glorious weekends. That plenty of birds are in the midst of migration certainly...

James Russell Lowell famously wondered, “And what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days…” Of course, he...

September is a ‘tweener month, straddling two seasons and belonging entirely to neither. Helen Hunt Jackson describes this delectable transition in a poem entitled, what else, September:...

September migration is a fine time to appreciate birds on the wing, so fine that many of you may have missed many of our Extinction...

Keep your eyes to the skies. Maybe you’ll see a Passenger Pigeon, but probably not… September offers enough worthwhile diversions to make anybody’s head spin,...

September sharpens one’s priorities, in that every weekend offers so much to do that only the most attractive or important options make the cut....

American fashion dictates that we retire our white shoes and frocks once the sun sets on Labor Day. Most blame snooty millionaires and sloppy...

Since we in the U.S. are enjoying a long weekend, you got extra time to establish a Best Bird of the Weekend. Did Monday...