I was expecting Pine Siskins here. After all, there are pines. There are thistles and willows and all the other things Pine Siskins enjoy....

Though it is largely limited to the northeastern United States and eastern Canada, Ron Pittaway’s yearly winter finch forecast is always eagerly anticipated by...

It was no longer early morning as I walked back to my apartment from campus, but in Missoula right now it’s hard to tell...

Though Jones Beach State Park on the south shore of Long Island is rightfully famous for its beaches there is far more than the...

Daisy and I spent this weekend in Saugerties visiting my folks, and, as is only to expected when we spend a weekend upstate, especially...

When we spotted White-winged Crossbills during the Superbowl of Birding we were hardly able to stop and appreciate them.  We were, after all, in...

The first day of winter, I’ve learned, carries a lot more significance when one lives in a place that experiences a real winter. By...

In recounting my Rochester Snowy Owl encounter last week, I mentioned my new birding buddy, Laura Kammermeier.  Bill of the Birds made our mutual...