The majority of birders have participated in a Christmas Bird Count (CBC), but only a handful have planned and collected one. This article is designed to serve as a starting point for new compilers...
Category: Birding Trips
I work as a towboat skipper in the country's inland waterways. Binoculars piqued my curiosity since I use them at work. Years ago, I opted to purchase my own binoculars since the ones provided by my...
On one side, it's known as La Gran Curva. On the other hand, there's Big Bend. Both names allude to a 118-mile length of the Rio Grande that runs through tight gorges, wooded highlands, and the...
Twenty-five years ago, the only documented raptor migratory "hot spots" in the United States were in the east: Cape May, New Jersey, Hawk Mountain, Pennsylvania, and Hawk Ridge in Duluth, Minnesota,...
Pick up a pine cone the next time you go on a stroll in the woods. Consider it from the perspective of a crossbill—a possible food container. The cone is probably open, with the scales folded back...
It's similar to Jurassic Park, except without the dinosaurs. One enchanted tourist characterised it as being "a million years from Miami." A visit to the National Audubon Society's Corkscrew Swamp...