A bit incongruous to be hanging silk longjohns and wool shirts on the line to dry in this 110-degree heat! But my virtue in doing my laundry so promptly was rewarded by an adult Golden Eagle that turned a wide circle over the yard this morning.

Bangor, Boston, Chicago, Tucson. It was a great 10 days in the Pine State, but what pleasure to step out of the airport to Great-tailed Grackles and White-winged Doves! And when I got home this afternoon, not only were my Verdins and Gambel’s Quails here to meet me, but a burly Brown-crested Flycatcher was hunting [...]

The idea of driving for the Bicknell’s Thrush trips was pretty exciting when I volunteered to do it several months ago: I figured it would be my only chance this week to get into high-altitude habitats, and it wouldn’t break my heart to see the thrush again, a couple of years after Alan and I [...]

Another rainy day, periods of drizzle alternating with patches of mist so fine that we could even get out of the vehicles once in a while. The dim skies let the birds sing longer into the morning than they would have on a clear day, so our late start didn’t hurt us in the least. [...]

Rain, that odd phenomenon, rarely interferes with birding in southeast Arizona, but here in Maine, when it rains, it truly does pour, as I found on looking out the motel window this morning. A steady drizzle, and a forecast of more of the same for the next two days: not good for tomorrow’s field trip with [...]