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
Short-Lived Celebrities: How to Make Our City Safer for Wildlife
The now world-famous Eurasian Eagle-Owl known as Flaco has died. Released from his enclosure at the Central Park Zoo by unidentified vandals in early February … 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
HundredQuest: Global Big Day 2021
It’s finally May, and May means migration! There is no single month that can top the action and excitement of peak spring birding here in … 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
The Season So Far: Fall 2020 Highlights
Each of the four seasons has something special to offer the birding world. I will always cherish the lively color and music of spring when … Read More
Adirondack Adventures
New York is home to an impressively diverse array of natural habitats. The Empire State’s various ecoregions run the gamut from the beaches and marshes … Read More
Great Horned Owl feeding on a Barred Owl
This afternoon, Anna and I had just discovered an American Kestrel nest in a natural cavity in western Marion County, FL when I heard the … Read More
Shrike Out
This morning a Northern Shrike was reported at Old Crow Wetlands in Huntingdon County. A few of us decided to make the quick drive over … Read More
Florida Trip Update
I have been super busy birding here in Florida and helping Anna Fasoli with her Crested Caracara surveys so I dont really have much time … Read More