In my previous post I discussed whether it was really necessary to get closer to a bird. In some cases, to protect the welfare of the bird, ...

Back off buster! Before I post the techniques for approaching birds closely, I must ask the question: "Do you really need to get c...

Mourning Dove. Lake Hodges, California. December 1, 2013. I can't be the only one. When I go bird watching I prefer loops to out-and...

Short-billed Dowitchers starting molt into breeding plumage. San Diego, California. April 2, 2017. Do you want your field guide detaile...

Kitchen Creek just after sunrise It's not necessarily easy to rise early and begin bird watching with the first rays of the morning ...

In January there was a King Tide in San Diego, appearing on the news. What, exactly, is a King Tide? Well, according to NOAA ( here ), a...

You may have noticed when I present some of my recent bird photos that I provide a link to eBird photos. You may just enjoy looking at bird ...

Has this ever happened to you after coming home from a day of birding? You read the local online birding list only to find that others had b...

I scored two points! While birding in Borrego Springs recently, I remembered that I had previously entered some locations on my maps appli...

The concept of nature journaling has always intrigued me. If you are unfamiliar with the concept of the nature journal, click on this link t...

eBird Mobile for Android just came out, joining eBird Mobile for iOS that has been available for about 5 months. These Apps replace BirdLog....

Birds fly. At least, most can. In fact, “flight is the defining characteristic of birds” (as Jonathan Alderfer and Jon Dunn and Kenn Kaufma...

Guess what's in this blue tub? Van Remsen in American Birds September 1977 wrote an article that greatly influenced my birding: ...

Birding by Impression: A different approach to knowing and identifying birds . Kevin T. Karlson and Dale Rosselet. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt...

Point La Jolla, California. Looking west-southwest. December 7, 2014. Greg Gillson. In the northern part of the metropolis of San Diego ...