I have said it a thousand times, and I will say it a thousand more: autumn is my favorite season in the birding world. The … Read More
A Most Spectacular Season: Spring 2025 Highlights
Spring migration is perhaps the most anticipated event of the birding year. Though other seasons offer their own charms, little can compare to the unbridled … Read More
The Slow Start of Spring
In southern New York, it often seems like winter ends long before spring begins. I am personally a big fan of birding and spending time … Read More
October Odds and Ends
In the northeastern United States, October typically features some the greatest diversity and most impressive numbers of the entire fall migration season. This is a … Read More
What a Wonderful World
Since 1970, April 22nd has been celebrated as Earth Day around the globe. This season of spring renewal is a fitting time of year to … Read More
Vernal Variety Show
The seasonal shift from late winter to early spring is always a bit of an awkward transitional period. The weather slowly lurches towards warmer averages … Read More
Welcome, 2024!
The first few weeks of a new year are always an exciting time in the world of a birder. For those of us who enjoy … Read More
Black-chinned Hummingbird at Randall’s Island: the Community Discovery of a State First
At its core, birding is a collaborative effort. The most basic fundamentals of the pastime, such as strategies for identification and understandings of ecology and … Read More
Guide to a Patch: Randall’s Island
Randall’s Island is something of an enigma to most New Yorkers. Located at the confluence of the Harlem and East Rivers, where three of the … Read More
April Break in the Adirondacks
You can never keep me away from the Adirondacks for long. Though I don’t get to go birding in New York’s own boreal forest oasis … Read More