The Yardinal
I have a stalker. Over the past few summers, since becoming a Person More Cognizant of Birds, I’ve noticed male […]
Accidental Warblers
On a recent lunch break, I walked down one hill and up three others to drop off a starfish sansevieria
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Tough TUTIs
“Hearing a cerulean in front of the mausoleum.” Bird Watcher’s Digest editor Dawn Hewitt texted me a 6:35 a.m. update
Raptor Dreams
I had a bird dream the night before I set the world I’d known on fire. Two large owls of
Use BirdCast to Monitor Spring Bird Migration
Let’s be real: There’s no substitute for the thrill of being out in the field to witness neotropical migrants and
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Goldfinch Hospital: The 2021 Mycoplasma Outbreak
This spring has been rife with reports from backyard birders spotting finches and other feeder birds suffering from red, swollen
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Trash Birder
I had my first-ever visit to a landfill recently. Waste Management’s Northwestern Landfill outside Parkersburg, West Virginia, offers a quick
Kitchen Martins
At the time of this writing, the first purple martins migrating north from their wintering grounds have been spotted on
The Winter Roost
I don’t use my front door very much anymore. Perhaps I’ll pop in and out of it once per day
Life Lessons, Courtesy of a Snowy Owl
Whenever I hear there’s a rarity or a vagrant bird nearby, my knee-jerk response is to be anything but intrigued. First
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Finding Serenity in the Backyard
The COVID-19 pandemic and its consequent shelter-in-place orders, work-at-home directives, and social distancing rules have inarguably complicated many people’s lives
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Birding by Wood Duck Duck Boat
I was explaining how I’m a terrible birder, in that it takes me forever to get on a bird when
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