North Seymour lies across a channel from Baltra (aka South Seymour), the…

I led the second all day AOU field trip to Southern New…

Best known as the home of the famous Darwin Station, the island…

The unassuming island of Floreana offers many great surprises. The reddish beach…

I led an all day field trip with George Armistead, along with…

Gardner Bay on the northeast side of the island of Espanola offers…

Quito, the capital of Ecuador, means “Center of the Earth” in one…

Well, it was not that bad was it? Actually all four birds…

This is just a teaser for the forthcoming series of posts from…

The AOU is in town! The American Ornithologists’ Union 127th annual meeting…

Marty and I headed south to Delaware early this morning in a…

I spent some time yesterday trying to track down daytime flying clearwing…

The sexes in American Avocets (above) can be separated by the upturn…

The most important sense that birds possess is vision. Their extraordinary eyesight…

You can have a little fun identifying these 4 images taken in…

Cover is the last of the four requirements that are needed to…

Another easy step that can be taken to create a wildlife garden…

I was watching a young cardinal, hopping around the lawn amongst other…

Continuing with the theme of creating a wildlife garden, can there be…

Creating a wildlife garden can be one of the easiest and most…