Fall hummingbirds are alwayes special. Jen Allen shares her story of an Ohio rarity - a First State Record hummingbird in Galloway!
Thankful for Birds, Beer and Billy Joel
Maybe it’s the beer, or maybe it’s Billy performing live, but it has me thinking about how important perspective is and some of the ‘non-shit’ moments of the year.
Bird Local, Bite Local
We’ve all been there: halfway through a long chase, a big day, or birding at a local patch during spring or fall migration, you hear your stomach growl, and you can’t remember the name of a common bird, all because you forgot to eat. But gas station snacks and Subway sandwiches quickly lose their...
Quarantine Bird-cation!
#MaskOn #BirdOn I don’t think that I need to introduce anyone to 2020. I’m going to skip right over the worst of the year and focus on one specific birding topic. Traveling out of state to bird, while being safe and following mandates. After having to cancel a number of trips so far this...
Nerdin’ and Birdin’ in the State Up North
Chris joins Buster and the Bird Nerds in That State Up North for a bit of Hawk Watching along the Detroit River.
Capitan John P. “Thick-billed” McCown
Last month a college professor and former high school classmate of mine sent me an article about the Thick-billed Longspur. It was from the Washington Post, summarizing the reason, or rather reasons, for the name change to the bird formerly known as McCown’s Longspur. I was aware of the name change, because I have...
