Adventures in Birding – Page 11

Birding in the Real Honduras

“Oh no! You’re not really going there, are you?” That was the reaction I received from most of my friends […]

Three bald eagles—two males and a female—are nesting amicably at the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge near Fulton, Illinois—again.

When it comes to birding trails one size does not fit all. Kingsport, nestled in the foothills of the Smokey

Heatwaves can have a negative impact on breeding birds, according researchers at Lund University in Sweden. Overheated birds have smaller

Seeing a snowy owl is a rare privilege. Snowy owls are magnificent birds, and attract considerable attention when they visit

Why do we bird? Is it our hunting instinct sublimated? Could it be that our penchant for collecting is being

In terms of biodiversity, no other wilderness area can compete with the Amazonian Rainforest. Amazonia is the vast region of

A team of ornithologists organized by Cornell’s Lab of Ornithology has rediscovered at least one male ivory-billed woodpecker, alive and

Several years ago, I was asked to testify before Congress on private conservation success stories. Among the examples cited at

In addition to waterfowl (ducks, geese, and swans), many other birds have benefited directly from stamp revenues. Among them are

The endangered Kirtland’s warbler is one of the rarest members of the wood warbler (Parulidae) family. It is a fascinating

It’s tiny—barely 5″ long—and it’s hard to find, hard to see, and getting harder to add to a life list.