The Healy family just got a little bit bigger and a lot more awesome! Earlier this month, we gathered together in the scenic deserts of … Read More
Novembirding: Documenting Vagrancy in a Changing World
November is a season for rarities. This time of year is celebrated as The Weird Month, when wayward vagrants wander to distant lands where they … 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
Flamingo with the Flow
There are few animals on Earth as universally recognizable as a flamingo. Beloved the world over for their vibrant pink plumage, these leggy, long-necked waterbirds … Read More
The Wonders of Woodcocks
Ask any birder about which birds they like best, and you’re bound to receive a wide array of responses. Some species are admired for being … Read More
Life in Queens: A New Patch
My recent move from Nassau to Queens was one of the final big events in a very eventful 2019. A few months out, I’d consider … Read More
Birding the Depths
Guest post by Ian Gardner With one of the highest murder rates in the world, recently overrun by cartels, a history of violence against environmental … Read More
Winging their Way to a Forest Near You
Amazingly, we’re already well into the second half of April, which probably means a lot more to the rest of you North American birders than … Read More
Field Life is for the Birds (and the termites, and the frogs…)
Living afield in the Amazon is a bit like journeying back in time. Yes, we have electricity, at least when the camp generator is running … Read More
Expectations vs. Reality: Where the Rubber Meets the Road
Most of us probably have some preconceived notions about what fieldwork in the Amazon rainforest entails. I certainly did. Who knows where these ideas originate … Read More