Wow!  In my walk in Forest Park this morning I was shocked and amazed to hear and then see a Pileated Woodpecker!  They are...

To the consummate birder, travel equals opportunity. Any trip, be it for business, pleasure, or obligation, opens the door to the possibility of new...

While watching the birds at the feeders in Prospect Park on Sunday I heard a couple of blackbirds call to each other as they...

As long as the ivory-bill’s existence remains ambiguous, North America’s reigning woodpecker must be the Pileated Woodpecker.  This hulking beauty, black and white with...

Waking up early was easy on my last day in Greifswald as I had slept well after over imbibing a bit the previous night...

Since I decided in June to make this year as big a birding year as possible in New York State I have been putting...

On my way from Brooklyn to Manhattan this afternoon I got stuck in some serious traffic. Over an hour of bumper-to-bumper, stop-and-go up the...

About a month ago, I was singing the praises of some ravishing redheads I ran into on Long Island. Those fine specimens showed rich...