Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) photos by Larry Jordan (click to enlarge)The Common Merganser (Mergus merganser americanus) or Goosander (Mergus merganser merganser) as it’s known in Europe, is a large, cold-hardy, fish-eating duck that nests worldwide ...

Shore Plovers, a critically endangered species from New Zealand, have been reintroduced to several small islands off of New Zealand that were cleared of predators.  A flock of about twenty ...

While I often tease Corey about how many albatrosses we have down here in New Zealand, the fact is that the United States has three species of Albatross that breed ...

Starlings are taking the blame for missing lights from a Christmas star in Pawhuska, Oklahoma.  Apparently, they are eating them:The Christmas landmark that sits atop the county courthouse has become ...

The image that made me look hardest in this year’s Digiscoper of the Year 2011 competition was that of a Little Owl (Athene noctua) by Mario Cea taken at night! ...

Who would spend their spare time killing ducks and geese with a pellet gun?  Some sicko in Concord, California, apparently.  Twenty-eight birds have been found dead in several local parks ...

Birding has come a long way since I was a nipper! Advances in optics, field guides, internet resources and now, apps, mean that there really is no excuse to be ...

Hey, hunters!  I don’t care how many duck stamps you buy, if you are still hunting with lead you are not a conservationist.  End of story.a

In December in the northeastern United States you expect snow.  In New York City so far this year we have only had a dusting from the Halloween storm that wreaked ...

Don’t you just love sharing your best bird of the weekend with people that actually appreciate exciting sightings? Precious few are fortunate enough to work in an office where avian ...