Dendroica, we hardly knew ye. Here in northwest Ohio (Warbler Capital of the World) we have been awash in beautiful, colorful, sprightly American warblers (family Parulidae) for the last several […]
If you pay close attention to the popular media, you may have noticed recent references to some couple named “Will and Kate.” Perhaps you’ve been mystified as to the identity […]
I am blessed to live in a major migration hotspot. Northwestern Ohio, USA, has fabulous concentrations of migrants in spring and fall. Visiting birders come here to see the waterfowl, […]
The idea of “green energy” is popular today, as it should be. It makes sense for us to find ways to produce power in non-polluting ways, from renewable sources, to […]
Generally I’m not superstitious. If I’m lucky, I’ll never have reason to be superstitious (knock on wood). But all my life, ever since I started birding at the age of […]
My wife Kimberly and I, as two bird-obsessed people, may not celebrate the holidays in quite the same ways that an average couple would. This year we’ll go on Christmas […]
Worthen’s Sparrow (Spizella wortheni) has been a creature of mystery ever since its discovery. It was first found in the southwestern United States, near Silver City, New Mexico, in June […]
I live where I do (in northwest Ohio, USA) because it’s such a great place for observing bird migration. When I first got together with Kimberly, who is now […]
We could call them “nutcases” instead of “nuthatches,” and we wouldn’t be far off. Nuthatches don’t hatch nuts; they run around on trees, clambering up, clambering down headfirst, making nasal […]
During the last week of October 2010, an intense low-pressure system moved from west to east across the mid-latitudes of North America. Local weather forecasters wondered whether it would become […]
First: ugly Gulls! I admit it: I love gulls. They are endlessly fascinating and challenging. If we look at a gull flock closely, we find that no two individuals look […]
