There is a Bare-throated Tiger-Heron in Hildago County, Texas, discovered and photographed today.

This isn’t totally unexpected, but still a terrifically exciting way to end the birding year!

A series of articles using data collected during last year’s Cornell Project Feederwatch is on line now.

White-crowned Sparrow, here photographed on Gavin Bieber's New Mexico tour, was the fourth most frequently observed species on southwestern Feeder Watches.

There’s still time to join this important citizen science undertaking for 2009-2010. Sign up and see if your feeder birds make it into next year’s edition of Winter Bird Highlights!

More a riddle this time than a question:

What is the next bird name in the series “Sparrow, Pigeon, Duck…”? There may be more than one defensible answer to this one, so explain your solution.

The first correct answer, and the “best” incorrect answer, will be rewarded with a modest prize from WINGS. Leave your answer as a comment to this blog entry!

Of the making of many books there is no end–a good thing for traveling birders.

Princeton UP has published a new photographic guide to the birds of Jamaica, making birding this island an even richer experience. The lead author is none other than Ann Sutton, our host for parts of Rich Hoyer’s April and October tours.

One of Jamaica’s most prominent zoologists and conservationists,  Ann has written extensively about the island’s birds for more than thirty years.