Another year has come and gone, and 2024 is now just a few days away. In keeping with annual tradition, the imminent end of 2023 … Read More
2023 and Me
When the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, a full twelve months of untold potential lie ahead. eBird resets the year list totals to … Read More
The Sea-Eagle Saga
This is the story of the quest for one of my most wanted birds in the entire world. As a curious kid who was obsessed … Read More
A Grand New Year
When I shared my traditional annual wrap-up post in the final days of December 2021, I did so knowing that I wasn’t quite done with … Read More
2021 – The First 100
I’ve always appreciated the seasonality of birding. When you’re paying close attention to the goings-on in the world outside your windows, the annual cycle of … Read More
A May in the Life of a Birder
Week 1: So it begins Even though the first waves of Neotropical migrants typically arrive before the calendar changes to the fifth month, most East … Read More
This week in birding 59
:: The American Birding Association just announced the winners of the Young Birder of the Year contest :: The House Sparrow is a thriving species in North America, … Read More
ABA Bird of the Year Multimedia Art Contest Announcement
Robert Mortensen has thrown together another one of his classic Bird of the Year videos to announce the Multimedia Art Contest for this year’s bird, … Read More