Birding

Why You Need to Start Digiscoping
November 18, 2016 — Add a camera or a cellphone to a scope and discover a whole new way of documenting nature. Here are some tips to get started.
Noah Strycker's Global Big Year Record Has Been Broken
November 17, 2016 — And here’s what the former birding champ has to say about it.
Fearless and Well-Fed, New York City's Red-Tailed Hawks Are Flourishing
November 16, 2016 — A rise in resident raptors is helping some New Yorkers get a glimpse of nature, while putting others, like pet owners, on edge.
Count Down: Are Hawk Ridge's Storied Goshawk Migration Booms Over?
November 15, 2016 — Every 10 years for more than a century, thousands of Northern Goshawks migrate south from Canada through Minnesota. But in recent decades, the counts during irruption years have plummeted. And no one's sure why.
Test the Smarts of Your Backyard Jays with This Fun Memory Game
November 14, 2016 — All you need are some peanuts.
How to Predict Which Canadian Birds Will Crash Your Feeders This Winter
November 09, 2016 — Thanks to one man's annual Winter Finch Forecast, birders can prepare for any surprise visitors that might swing south during colder months.
Better Know a Bird: The Clark's Nutcracker and Its Obsessive Seed Hoarding
November 08, 2016 — Hiding away tens of thousands of pine seeds every year makes the nutcracker a prolific natural forester.
It's Time to Rename the Ring-necked Duck
November 04, 2016 — One birder's impassioned plea to name the diver for a much more obvious—and useful—field mark.