Strong S winds aren't really what one might predict would bring northern owls south, but who's going to argue with results. Tim ha...

Sabine's Gull is a bird I've been anticipating for a long time.  I definitely didn't expect it would take nearly a decade over h...

Credit to Warren Whaley on this bird.  I nearly became the sacrificial birder when need for sleep wore out over my hopes for new birds after...

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...