The Birdchaser

When I was at Audubon, I frequently had to deal with statements along the lines of "Global Warming is the greatest threat to birds and ...

There's a bird out in California right now that was originally identified as a Great Knot, an Asian shorebird never before seen in Cali...

I'm bugged about the bird surveyors in Louisiana that shot the first Crowned Slaty-Flycatcher ever discovered in North America instead ...

For years we've been taught that the Carolina Wren sings: teakettle teakettle teakettle ( listen here ). That's all well and good...

Been laying low a bit lately, but ventured out for a couple hours in the rain today and found a few fun birds. Best was an adult Black-bell...

Neil Peart isn't just the drummer and lyricist for the band Rush, but also a birder. Check out his recent recounting of an attempt to ...

For many of us, it is almost impossible to imagine traditional Native Americans without thinking of feathers, but only rarely, if ever, do w...

Today on the NPR show Radio Times : New York officials began culling resident Canada geese last month because of concerns over aviation safe...

We've all seen birds smack into windows, and now there are several products on the market that are supposed to help birds avoid window c...

I'll be on Martha Stewart radio tomorrow morning 8:15 EDT to talk about summer birds and birding. Call in number is 866-675-6675 if yo...

Surprisingly, I'm still one of the Top 10 eBirders in North America (by species), though not even in the Top 500 for number of checklis...

Sometimes life events shatter your psyche, leaving you to pick up the pieces. Other times, they melt your brain, leaving you with a gooey m...

I'm in Juneau getting ready to board our cruise ship for exploring the Glacier Bay and the Inside Passage. Here I am with a native Tlin...

Probably the most abundant and ubiquitous bird on Oahu, the Common Myna was introduced to Hawaii from India in 1865 by Dr. William Hildebra...

Oahu is covered with birds. That said, birding Oahu can be a challenge! Upon arriving in Honolulu, one quickly sees Spotted Doves and Whit...

It has been two weeks since Audubon let me go, and almost as long since I've posted anything. Enjoyed a trip to Austin with my family, ...

If you haven't seen this classic produced by my friend Evan for the Daily Show, treat yourself! Little known fact: Audubon had the chan...

While birding this past Saturday I brushed off three wood ticks that got onto me in the field, and when I got home I pulled off one nymph de...

In eight hours today we found the following birds in the Wissahickon Watershed in and around Ambler, Montgomery Co, Pennsylvania. Usually ...