The Birdchaser

GRAIN , an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) which promotes the sustainable management and use of agricultural biodiversity ...

Well, it was almost a year ago that we were all over the moon with news that the Ivory-billed Woodpecker had been rediscovered in Arkansas. ...

OK, the GBBC count is now up to 581 species. A good portion of the species that come in above that, will be the direct result of my bird-do...

This morning I took a break from work to go over to do a bit of work for a bit on our new house (moving in Saturday, lots to do!). Up on th...

OK, I'm officially over the moon. Northwest Territories has come in with six checklists. We now have official reports from all the Ca...

We have a killer photo album for the GBBC this year. My favorite photo submission is this one here of a Red-shouldered Hawk. Just a quick...

In case you thought the GBBC ended on Feb 20--let me tell you, its just getting going! I've had to respond to more emails today, the da...

We're coming up on the end of the official count period, but people will be able to enter their sightings from this weekend until the en...

As the third day of the GBBC winds down in the East, here are the latest rankings based on percentage of expected species reported: 1 West V...

What is the connection between recent finding of avian influenza in France, Egypt, and the Dick Cheney quail hunting accident? Maybe nothin...

Usually, I don't work or bird on Sundays, which for me are dedicated to family and church. However, during the GBBC, someone has to be ...

OK, you can go to www.birdsource.org/gbbc to see how we are doing half way through the Great Backyard Bird Count. But what you can't fi...

After a morning of stripping floors in my new house, I'm back on the job...answering GBBC emails and keeping my finger on the pulse of t...

A couple hours later and things are getting interesting here at GBBC Central. Numbers of submissions seem way down from last year. Some pe...

The first morning of the GBBC has come and gone with minimal difficulty. When the sightings submission form went live, we took down the li...

Tomorrow is the big day. We've got our team of regional reviewers ready to verify unusual sightings in each state and province before t...

This morning I noticed some Common Mergansers on the creek as I drove to work, so paid particular attention as I crossed the bridge at the e...

Tests on infected swans in Germany just announced here . Tests to be released tomorrow are also likely to confirm H5N1 avian influenza in A...

Calvin and Hobbes saved my life as an undergrad. This one here is my favorite bird strip, from February 16, 1987 (Do you remember where you...

Nothing like a good snowstorm to bring the birds flocking to the feeders. Today at work, when I finally got in there after they plowed the ...