The lovely House Sparrow in my latest ‘post’ fooled no one, I’m glad to say, neither the astute readers of this b-log nor the enthusiastic participants in this morning’s museum session. It was a great meeting, full of excellent questions and good spirits, and I left resolved to find some living waders for the field [...]

I don’t know who first said it, but there truly is no substitute for time spent in the field. There is a useful supplement, though: time spent in the museum.
Today’s preparation for the Aimophila Adventures shorebird workshop involved selecting the specimens to illustrate our discussions tomorrow. One of the most striking things about the birds [...]

The newest issue of Winging It should be winging its way to the printer at any moment now.
Regular features include “Pete’s Tips,” “Milestones,” “Sightings,” and the classifieds. This issue also offers a suite of Neotropic-themed pieces including an article on birding Nicaragua by Kristi Streiffert; an introduction to Panama’s Valle de Anton by Raul Arias de [...]

Denis and I spent a beautiful fall morning at Patagonia Lake today, shivering just a bit at the start, sweating a little at the end. There were few surprises among the 66 or so species we saw on our walk, though a Brown-crested Flycatcher daintily picking hackberries was on the late side (and try we [...]

Curve-billed Thrashers seem even feistier when they’re enduring their pre-basic molt each fall; suppose I’d be in a bad mood, too, if all my hair were falling out and growing back in! No, I take that back: I’d be delighted if it would grow back in.
This is what one of our local whit-wheeters looks like right [...]