The initial Crossley ID guide promised a new approach to bird identification.  It was a cool book, but I think the new Crossley Raptors bo...

Well this was a bird I never expected to see.  While Lesser Sand-plover (previously known as Mongolian Plover) is somewhat regular in some o...

I've been spending a lot more time in the woods than I did in September and the passerine photo-ops have increased correspondingly. Th...

It's actually been a very good year for avocets along the shoreline despite the fact that I've never gone this late in the year with...

I didn't have a ton of luck last month, from missing easy shorebirds, unsuccessful chases, and only 50% of my pelagic attempts actually ...

I've managed to go the entire month so far and find no year birds at Tiscornia, quite possibly an unprecedented feat.  Last year during ...

Here's another bird that pre-dated the blog, a dark dull young Parasitic that was originally called a Pomarine from 2007. When jaegers...