Global Big Day—13 May 2017 It’s that time of year again! Global Big Day is four weeks away. Your contributions to the past two Global Big Days have set back-to-back world… Read More →
ornithology
Small Sandpipers
by Jim Hailey Small sandpipers, often referred to as peeps, pose identification difficulties for most new birders. These birds are found in our area during migration and often spend winter… Read More →
Christmas Bird Counts
The Christmas Bird Count is an annual tradition for birders. Beginning on Christmas Day, 1900, Frank Chapman, an ornithologist at the American Museum of Natural History and early officer the… Read More →
Harris’s Sparrows
The winter sparrows are beginning to arrive in Central Texas. The Harris’s Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula) regularly visits my bird feeders during the winter. The winter, non-breeding plumage adults have a… Read More →
Spotted Sandpiper
Spotted Sandpipers are the most widespread breeding sandpiper in North America. They nest from northern Alaska across most of North America through the southern United States. They winter from the… Read More →
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