Purple Prose
I’ve got a new project. Finches. It’s hard for a novice to diffrinchiate the finchery [...]
The First Bird
People are always assuming I'm a birder, but the evidence is circumstantial. For instance, they [...]
Duck And Plover
I have a modest goal for myself in this year's Birdathon. As a group we [...]
The Canadians Are Coming! The Canadians Are Coming!
We've been pretty excited over here. We had Canadians coming! The real deal, authentic Canadians [...]
It’s The Annual Begathon! I Mean Birdathon!
Hazel lives at Portland Audubon. If anyone loiters at this site for long enough, they [...]
Noticing
Most people look at birds with a hazy benevolence. They appreciate the robins and cardinals [...]
Tracking The Fall Dot Migration
There are two kinds of people in the world: regular, and birders. Usually, identification is [...]
My Friends Are Questionable
It's probably spring by now. Birds are picking fights with each other, and some of [...]
A Bird In Hand
If you want to be a real bird-watcher, you'll need to get up earlier than [...]
Under Cover In West Virginia
This is your trusty reporter checking in from the New River Birding And Nature Festival, [...]
New River Birding Virgin
Today I am winging my way to a birding festival in West Virginia. "But Murr," [...]