House finch or purple finch? You decide. Photo credit: Jim Wright My latest column in The Record and Herald-News is

   Patty and I decorated our Christmas tree last night, with predominately bird ornaments as always. We had forgotten how

An acquaintance keeps seeing these birds by the thousands this time of year in Manasquan. I know the pic isn't

We had a lot of great answers for this week's mystery, in which my Screech Owl Companion co-author Scott Weston

Reposting form two years ago… Above is a scan of John Brotherton's Christmas Bird Count map of the Ramsey circle.

My friend and "Screech Owl Companion" co-author Scott Weston writes: What is this?

One of my favorite spots for some low-keyed genial birding is Wave Hill's Second Sunday Bird Walks. It turned out

Here's the mystery: An acquaintance writes:I was on a cruise in the Caribbean this past week and found a European

You can find Monk parakeets in North Jersey — and Madrid, Spain. Photo by Jim Wright My latest column for