:: The Nature Conservancy has asked rice farmers in California to leave water on their fields as a place for migrating waterfowl to rest and eat in the midst of the state’s … Read More
eBook Review: The World’s Rarest Birds
The World’s Rarest Birds by Erik Hirschfeld, Andy Swash, and Robert Still; published by Princeton University Press (April 2013). The World’s Rarest Birds began as an … Read More
Backyard Saw-whet Owl
This past Sunday morning, I was in the living room of my apartment when I heard the angry sounds of chickadees and titmice in a … Read More
Barnacle Goose in Delaware
Alan Kneidel and I found a Barnacle Goose along Rt. 9 in New Castle County, Delaware this afternoon. The bird was at the intersection of … Read More
Review: Ten Thousand Birds – Ornithology Since Darwin
There is nothing quite like going back to your roots. As avian enthusiasts, we have so much wonderful information available to us about birds that … Read More
Winter Waterfowl in Illinois
Last Saturday (the 15th), Michael Retter and Matt Hale drove up from West Lafayette to stay at my house for the weekend (specifically for the … Read More
This Week in Birding 56
The virus that caused the infamous 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic likely sprang from North American wild birds and domestic birds, according to a study by Michael Worobey, … Read More
Weekend Digiscoping Spotlight 8 – Glaucous Gull
The Weekend Digiscoping Spotlight will highlight some of the fun shots we’ve gotten recently with a camera paired with a spotting scope. We welcome submissions … Read More
Optics Review: Leica Ultravid HD
There are a couple of things birders look for in a top end binocular– sharp image, wide field of view, true color, accurate contrast, no … Read More
- Page 1 of 2
- 1
- 2