Some ways to keep our backyard birds healthy

News headlines have described how much of the continental U.S. is either in record high temperatures this summer , or severe drought conditi...

2012 Am Ornithological Union changes

Bird nerd stuff-Summary of Am Ornithological Union(AOU) changes to birds in North America from Ken Kaufman's blog : Xantus's Murrele...

As can be seen in the top pic, this bird is attempting to pick up food with it's damaged bill though I cannot imagine how it can feed it...

American Golden-Plover, a sad sight

Earlier this week I traveled to the lower Arkansas Valley to do some birding during a brief respite (only a few days) in the 100+ temps they...