This fall has been an incredible one for winter finches across the eastern part of the continent.  Birders in New England and the Mid-Atlantic...

Red Crossbills are the more difficult of the two North American crossbills to find. At least, that is what anecdotal evidence tells me and...

Even though this winter has been amazing for irrupting finches it is still not every day that a New Yorker gets to see White-winged...

I always take the Winter Finch Forecast with a grain of salt. It’s like a Farmer’s Almanac for predicting what wildlife will do and...

A poignant old standard called “I Cover the Waterfront” has been covered by tons of talented jazz, blues, and pop stars over the last...

This is an exceptionally early siskin year. Hundreds and thousands of Pine Siskins were seen migrating along the coast of Long Island and were...

Ron Pittaway has published his winter finch forecast for the winter of 2012-2013. Though Ron is based in Ontario his reports are eagerly anticipated...

The Adirondack Mountains of New York State, March 2007 Daisy and I took advantage of her spring break and one of my precious vacation...