I drove slowly along the refuge road at Brigantine on the New Jersey coast, watching the small birds popping up from the reeds and grasses a...

During the last week, I’ve had a couple of people tell me that they do not like Blue Jays. I responded that the reason so many people don’t ...

During the last week, I have found it impossible to sit on my back porch and read. Oh, I try. But there is such a riot of activity that I ca...

This photo of the American Goldfinch was taken in my back yard on June 24. The Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas criteria for "Safe Dates...

“One year, in the month of August, I was trudging along the shores of the Mohawk river, when night overtook me. Being little acquainted with...

Yesterday when atlassing for breeding birds, I was serenaded at length by a Tennessee Warbler. This morning atop Mt. Snow, Bicknell's Th...

When we lived in Pennsylvania, some winters our yard would be visited by greedy feeder thieves who would descend upon the bird feeders in a ...

This morning I had one of my most delightful times atlassing for the Vermont Breeding Bird Atlas. With Richard Foye, I drove to the top of M...

Since returning from our travels, I haven't gotten into the field for birding, but the backyard has been great. A leucistic goldfinch ha...

We were out of bed at ten minutes to five. We brewed the coffee provided by the hotel, filled our mugs, and were on the road by a quarter a...